Civil Engineering at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 56 graduates a year

$68,025
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,815
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#107 of 233
Rank by pay
#180 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,500
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in civil engineering earn 1% less 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 Utah State 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
…
104University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA$86,128$99,700#5$69,177
105Portland State University Portland, OR$86,084$86,591#112$67,509
106Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$85,969$84,464#145$67,260
107Utah State University Logan, UT$85,815$81,332#180$68,025
108University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$85,781$92,027#40$74,499
109University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$85,650$82,025#176$72,140
110Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$85,627$99,120#7$67,552

Other Civil Engineering Credentials at Utah State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$75,757$90,415—

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,992$30,242#95 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,025 one year after graduating and $85,815 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Utah State University ranks #107 by median pay four years after graduation, and #180 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,500.

← All data for Utah State 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.