Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$72,729
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$83,992
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#134 of 233
Rank by pay
#106 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

North Dakota State University-Main Campus graduates in civil engineering earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How North Dakota State University-Main Campus 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
…
131Wayne State University Detroit, MI$84,157$88,734#86$73,488
132University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$84,148$93,307#36$69,424
133Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX$84,082$85,487#134$63,372
134North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$83,992$87,018#106$72,729
135Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI$83,841$88,401#92$70,928
136Bradley University Peoria, IL$83,801$82,334#168$72,573
137University of New Haven West Haven, CT$83,798$75,445#223$70,495

Other Majors at North Dakota State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$125,175—#8 of 29
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,019$74,199#16 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,510$75,212#199 of 258
Computer Engineering$92,878$76,558#161 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$87,702$72,158#250 of 318
Computer Science$87,562$60,426#263 of 349
Agricultural Engineering$84,529—#15 of 26
Industrial Engineering$84,016$68,873#88 of 94
Agricultural Production Operations$83,779$62,869#1 of 14
Finance and Financial Management Services$80,522$53,163#191 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,589$67,303#83 of 253
Agricultural Business and Management$77,296$59,953#11 of 77
Management Information Systems and Services$76,527$64,181#102 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$74,888$57,695#357 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,935$70,821#902 of 966
Marketing$71,027$47,815#174 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,405$48,105#467 of 1176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$65,292$58,799#81 of 93
Architecture$65,148—#47 of 78
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$64,014$40,262#34 of 49
Homeland Security$62,649$42,802#27 of 33
Agriculture$62,285$55,828#6 of 43
Business/Corporate Communications$62,181$36,513#10 of 25
Agricultural Mechanization$58,690$52,387#10 of 10
Biology$58,662$34,165#386 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,252$38,057#193 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$57,663$41,846#103 of 299
Apparel and Textiles$56,197$40,558#33 of 57
Sociology$56,040$40,451#145 of 462
Environmental Design$55,647—#8 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do North Dakota State University-Main Campus civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $72,729 one year after graduating and $83,992 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does North Dakota State University-Main Campus rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, North Dakota State University-Main Campus ranks #134 by median pay four years after graduation, and #106 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at North Dakota State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for North Dakota State University-Main Campus · 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.