Civil Engineering at Lamar University

Beaumont, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$89,250
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#63 of 233
Rank by pay
#58 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Lamar University graduates in civil engineering earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Lamar 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
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60University of Houston Houston, TX$89,653$91,151#54$74,822
61California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$89,457$81,400#179$73,342
62University of Portland Portland, OR$89,448$89,975#70$72,094
63Lamar University Beaumont, TX$89,250$90,741#58—
64Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$89,233$91,688#47$70,721
65University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$89,165$94,014#30$67,764
66University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$89,087$92,487#37$68,486

Other Majors at Lamar University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,037$83,155#78 of 258
Chemical Engineering$101,018$87,284#47 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$97,159$68,359#61 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$93,709$77,946#225 of 966
Industrial Engineering$91,806$62,053#71 of 94
Accounting and Related Services$87,924—#140 of 796
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$87,113$84,746#15 of 51
Computer and Information Sciences$85,680$54,531#231 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$74,165$44,508#117 of 166
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$70,799$32,129#18 of 67
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,279$38,970#522 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,429$36,325#417 of 452
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$58,631—#19 of 50
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$57,524$31,061#85 of 156
Marketing$57,355$34,015#426 of 516
Business/Commerce$56,206$37,280#231 of 271
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,509$43,707#336 of 660
American Sign Language$54,319$27,330#3 of 20
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,116$46,064#112 of 207
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$54,087—#169 of 215
Music$53,904$42,328#35 of 268
Psychology$53,038$25,660#349 of 1027
English Language and Literature$52,897—#177 of 576
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,753$43,524#281 of 476
Biology$50,674$26,554#665 of 841
Social Work$50,453$37,593#252 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$49,746$32,556#452 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$48,609$31,935#455 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$46,341—#219 of 299
Sociology$44,286$38,042#394 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Lamar University civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn $89,250 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Lamar University rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Lamar University ranks #63 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Lamar University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517).

← All data for Lamar 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.