Civil Engineering at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$68,386
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$88,144
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$86,517
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#72 of 233
Rank by pay
#46 of 233
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,750
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in civil engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
69Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$88,870$77,994#210$70,667
70Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$88,184$90,611#60$66,589
71Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN$88,155$94,574#25$73,821
72Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$88,144$91,718#46$68,386
73Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$88,142$80,261#188$74,285
74The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$88,102$89,574#77$67,671
75University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$88,076$77,560#213$69,757

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marquette University civil engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $68,386 one year after graduating and $88,144 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for civil engineering?

Among 233 colleges reporting earnings for civil engineering graduates, Marquette University ranks #72 by median pay four years after graduation, and #46 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is civil engineering at Marquette University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for civil engineering ($86,517), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,750.

← All data for Marquette 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.