Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$71,856
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$92,908
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 233
Rank by pay
#91 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,500
Median federal debt

Stony Brook University graduates in civil engineering earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stony Brook University Compares for Civil Engineering

All 233 colleges reporting civil engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$108,548$98,772#8$78,142
2The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY$108,466$103,237#2—
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$108,246$103,028#3—
4University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$106,308$96,733#17$85,262
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$105,594$96,084#19$84,883
6Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$105,199$106,988#1—
7Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$103,223$93,926#32$87,790
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$101,072$91,969#42$80,673
9George Washington University Washington, DC$100,990$88,493#89—
10Northeastern University Boston, MA$100,613$88,600#87$76,362
…
29Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA$93,417$82,263#170$76,419
30Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA$93,402$82,250#171$75,001
31University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$93,280$81,864#177$76,731
32Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY$92,908$88,429#91$71,856
33Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI$92,809$96,572#18$72,940
34Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$92,609$81,282#182$74,011
35California State University-Chico Chico, CA$92,472$84,143#148$72,350

Other Majors at Stony Brook University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$147,064$90,673#15 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,038$73,820#25 of 189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,898$94,853#53 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$110,827$92,286#3 of 93
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$103,656$92,165#21 of 253
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,573$79,571#132 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$91,650$68,729#145 of 318
Information Science/Studies$89,875$68,007#42 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,560$39,035#80 of 118
Chemical Engineering$88,593$72,868#132 of 158
Engineering$87,517$55,437#32 of 57
Human Computer Interaction$83,075$59,722#4 of 5
Applied Mathematics$82,200$44,972#28 of 45
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$77,075$34,538#16 of 156
Economics$74,965$44,349#228 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,765$43,329#294 of 1176
Chemistry$71,783$31,685#62 of 209
Political Science and Government$70,243$36,480#120 of 565
Journalism$65,535—#22 of 187
Physics$65,013$44,562#96 of 107
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$64,547$24,407#10 of 90
Mathematics$62,727$36,784#232 of 309
Biology$62,574$25,253#266 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$61,888$32,855#48 of 207
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,648$29,649#81 of 110
Social Work$59,449—#55 of 420
Sociology$58,966$32,912#93 of 462
Anthropology$58,329$23,845#14 of 188
Psychology$58,137$32,306#136 of 1027
English Language and Literature$55,210$29,480#135 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stony Brook University civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $71,856 one year after graduating and $92,908 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stony Brook University rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Stony Brook University ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #91 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Stony Brook University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,500.

← All data for Stony Brook University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.