Water Resources Engineering

CIP Code: 14.0805

A water resources engineering degree prepares graduates for careers in Architectural and engineering managers, Engineers, all other, Engineering teachers, postsecondary and more. 12 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

                Colleges Offering
                12
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $119,074
            

                Top Career Salary
                $167,740
            

Water Resources Engineering Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $86,517 four years after graduating (middle half: $73,883–$101,174). Where you study it matters: across 233 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $68,016 to $108,548.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$108,548	$98,772	$78,142	$14,342	A+
2	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$108,466	$103,237	—	—	A+
3	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$108,246	$103,028	—	—	A+
4	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$106,308	$96,733	$85,262	$8,125	A+
5	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$105,594	$96,084	$84,883	—	A+
6	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$105,199	$106,988	—	—	A+
7	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$103,223	$93,926	$87,790	$27,000	A
8	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$101,072	$91,969	$80,673	$20,424	A+
9	George Washington University Washington, DC	$100,990	$88,493	—	—	A+
10	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$100,613	$88,600	$76,362	$24,750	A+
11	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$97,790	$88,982	$75,758	$16,500	B+
12	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$97,123	$88,376	$62,768	$19,834	C
13	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$97,092	$88,347	$75,510	$17,529	A+
14	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$96,354	$87,676	$73,835	$17,816	A
15	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$95,939	$87,298	$75,165	$16,000	A
16	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	$95,877	$91,255	$75,290	$27,000	A
17	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$95,865	$87,231	$73,584	$19,832	B
18	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$95,854	$87,221	$72,606	$13,274	C+
19	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$95,693	$97,321	$80,231	$27,000	A+
20	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$95,271	$96,863	$75,153	$19,875	A+
21	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$94,960	$88,806	$73,033	$19,318	B+
22	New York University New York, NY	$94,867	$90,294	$72,628	$21,970	A+
23	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$94,760	$86,225	$73,178	$16,500	C
24	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$94,228	$88,122	$70,301	$23,402	A+
25	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$93,977	$82,482	$71,649	$26,500	B+
26	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$93,973	$85,509	$71,342	$18,000	C+
27	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$93,856	$85,464	$75,822	$20,787	B+
28	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$93,821	$82,212	$77,501	$24,625	B+
29	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$93,417	$82,263	$76,419	$27,000	A+
30	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$93,402	$82,250	$75,001	$26,872	A
31	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$93,280	$81,864	$76,731	$20,499	A+
32	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$92,908	$88,429	$71,856	$16,500	A
33	Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$92,809	$96,572	$72,940	—	A
34	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$92,609	$81,282	$74,011	$27,000	A+
35	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$92,472	$84,143	$72,350	$21,125	B
36	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$92,433	$93,977	$75,793	$19,500	A
37	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$92,224	$86,247	$72,362	$29,605	C+
39	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$92,010	$84,630	$73,357	$15,000	B+
38	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$92,010	$84,630	$73,357	$15,000	A
40	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$91,879	$84,509	$74,841	$20,780	B
41	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$91,856	$93,418	$73,545	$27,000	A+
42	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$91,745	$83,482	$65,478	$16,400	A+
43	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$91,651	$83,457	$74,772	$14,400	A+
44	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$91,650	$90,046	$73,397	$19,000	A+
45	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	$91,615	$100,080	$65,419	$18,000	C+
46	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$91,602	$94,123	$69,655	$17,937	B
47	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$91,242	$86,843	$80,261	$12,500	A+
48	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$90,894	$82,708	$68,256	$17,500	B
49	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$90,873	$97,490	$74,369	$19,500	A+
50	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	$90,714	$79,883	$75,556	$27,000	B+
51	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$90,650	$95,580	$72,048	$26,500	A
52	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$90,510	$82,358	—	$27,000	A
53	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$90,474	$93,902	$69,629	$20,225	C+
54	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$90,251	$82,122	$73,497	$27,000	C+
55	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$90,146	$88,785	—	—	B+
56	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$89,969	$91,472	$74,655	$25,980	B+
58	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$89,822	$90,351	$70,635	$22,500	B
57	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$89,822	$90,351	$70,635	$22,500	B+
60	University of Houston Houston, TX	$89,653	$91,151	$74,822	$18,660	B+
59	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$89,653	$95,673	$71,377	$24,500	B
61	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$89,457	$81,400	$73,342	$15,850	B
62	University of Portland Portland, OR	$89,448	$89,975	$72,094	$23,250	A
63	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	$89,250	$90,741	—	—	D
64	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$89,233	$91,688	$70,721	$22,500	B+
65	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$89,165	$94,014	$67,764	$18,750	A+
66	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$89,087	$92,487	$68,486	$20,500	B+
67	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$88,996	$84,706	$74,748	$27,000	A
68	Tufts University Medford, MA	$88,924	$78,307	—	—	A+
69	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$88,870	$77,994	$70,667	$20,909	F
70	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$88,184	$90,611	$66,589	$25,188	C+
71	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$88,155	$94,574	$73,821	$24,132	A+
72	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$88,144	$91,718	$68,386	$26,750	A+
73	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$88,142	$80,261	$74,285	$25,000	A
74	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	$88,102	$89,574	$67,671	$18,750	C+
75	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$88,076	$77,560	$69,757	$26,961	B+
76	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$88,001	$82,298	$73,326	$25,000	C+
77	CUNY City College New York, NY	$87,957	$83,717	$67,194	$19,529	B
78	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$87,884	$86,345	$71,760	$24,000	A
83	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$87,883	$79,123	$70,388	$24,000	B+
82	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$87,883	$79,123	$70,388	$24,000	B+
81	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$87,883	$79,123	$70,388	$24,000	B+
80	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$87,883	$79,123	$70,388	$24,000	B+
79	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$87,883	$79,123	$70,388	$24,000	A
84	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$87,828	$90,992	$73,260	$18,211	B+
85	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$87,691	$91,247	$71,246	$21,500	A+
86	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$87,685	$99,530	$70,619	$25,000	B+
87	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$87,684	$90,771	$73,327	$20,875	A
88	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$87,627	$79,735	$71,093	$15,267	C+
89	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$87,557	$76,847	$70,609	$25,880	A
90	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$87,389	$76,700	$68,288	$20,000	A
91	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$87,366	$78,657	$71,859	$26,000	C
92	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$87,286	$79,420	$70,330	$20,165	C
93	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$87,015	$86,494	$72,783	$25,000	A
94	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$86,942	$79,968	$74,355	$25,000	A
95	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$86,890	$97,557	$71,176	$21,500	B+
96	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$86,844	$88,295	$70,629	$19,583	B
97	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$86,819	$83,144	$71,312	$14,500	F
98	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$86,803	$92,391	$69,321	$20,250	B+
99	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$86,794	$82,610	$71,790	$26,250	A+
100	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$86,536	$92,106	$64,579	—	D
101	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$86,453	$92,018	$72,889	$18,609	A+
102	Western New England University Springfield, MA	$86,375	$76,062	$67,726	$27,000	B
103	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$86,310	$91,779	$68,885	$20,125	C+
104	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$86,128	$99,700	$69,177	$27,000	C
105	Portland State University Portland, OR	$86,084	$86,591	$67,509	$22,470	C+
106	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$85,969	$84,464	$67,260	$20,264	C+
107	Utah State University Logan, UT	$85,815	$81,332	$68,025	$15,500	C
108	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$85,781	$92,027	$74,499	$13,500	A+
109	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	$85,650	$82,025	$72,140	$23,500	D
110	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$85,627	$99,120	$67,552	$21,312	A
111	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$85,568	$91,827	$70,346	$23,972	A
112	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$85,427	$89,859	$72,502	$24,477	B+
113	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$85,332	$95,808	$67,452	$22,250	A
114	Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA	$85,276	$78,436	$71,601	$23,500	C+
115	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$85,202	$90,923	$68,031	$21,820	A
116	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$85,133	$88,130	$75,688	$18,750	A+
117	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$85,097	$80,652	$72,156	$18,750	B+
118	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$85,055	$91,197	$67,076	$21,375	B
119	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$85,053	$91,195	$70,664	$25,464	A
120	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$84,992	$86,438	$72,087	$31,000	A+
121	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$84,873	$94,111	$69,386	$21,912	A+
122	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$84,868	$80,777	$64,604	$19,500	B+
123	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$84,789	$90,247	$70,047	$21,625	B+
124	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$84,778	$90,235	$64,671	$23,300	B
125	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$84,614	$76,180	$67,968	$25,125	C+
126	Florida International University Miami, FL	$84,523	$89,964	$66,215	$20,044	B+
127	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	$84,514	$90,668	$69,339	$25,000	D
128	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	$84,451	$89,887	$64,411	$17,125	C+
129	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$84,340	$89,769	$67,050	$18,835	A
130	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$84,166	$85,572	$67,994	$25,370	C+
131	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$84,157	$88,734	$73,488	$27,500	C+
132	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$84,148	$93,307	$69,424	$26,000	A
133	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	$84,082	$85,487	$63,372	—	F
134	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$83,992	$87,018	$72,729	$22,250	B+
135	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$83,841	$88,401	$70,928	$24,625	A
136	Bradley University Peoria, IL	$83,801	$82,334	$72,573	$27,000	B+
137	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	$83,798	$75,445	$70,495	$27,000	C
138	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$83,684	$89,727	$69,566	$21,000	A
139	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$83,680	$82,215	$69,310	$22,000	B+
140	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$83,460	$89,064	$71,411	$26,500	A+
141	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$83,453	$86,638	$69,300	$25,000	B
142	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$83,350	$87,674	$70,313	$27,000	A
143	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	$83,291	$87,821	$77,836	—	B+
144	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$83,289	$89,381	$67,934	$22,000	B
145	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	$83,270	$98,127	—	—	D
146	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$83,233	$73,295	$65,103	$27,000	C+
147	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$83,184	$86,696	$64,595	$23,500	B
148	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$83,012	$85,934	$65,259	$24,493	C+
149	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	$82,785	$90,429	$67,373	$20,913	C+
150	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$82,744	$90,389	—	—	A+
151	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$82,703	$75,309	$64,246	$23,406	D
152	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$82,653	$76,132	$67,035	$27,000	B
153	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$82,553	$83,957	$68,389	$25,872	B+
154	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$82,547	$88,090	$66,820	$20,000	D
155	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$82,486	$88,788	$69,129	$23,250	B
156	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$82,387	$78,415	$70,136	$27,000	A
157	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$82,281	$78,596	$65,835	$18,273	A
159	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$82,117	$97,149	$67,062	$22,250	B+
158	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	$82,117	$97,149	$67,062	$22,250	B
160	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	$81,976	$85,300	$69,582	$21,750	B
161	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$81,933	$94,866	$54,248	$18,721	C
162	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$81,928	$77,648	$68,685	$8,500	A
163	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$81,888	$80,454	$65,269	$19,313	C
164	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$81,620	$84,358	$70,542	$25,000	B
165	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$81,559	$75,017	$69,151	$19,750	A
166	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$81,524	$94,370	$61,868	$24,676	B
167	Boise State University Boise, ID	$81,405	$86,563	$65,648	$26,880	C+
172	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$81,403	$82,788	$67,966	$26,000	A
171	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$81,403	$82,788	$67,966	$26,000	C+
170	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$81,403	$82,788	$67,966	$26,000	B
169	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA	$81,403	$82,788	$67,966	$26,000	C+
168	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$81,403	$82,788	$67,966	$26,000	C+
173	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$81,305	$87,176	—	—	C+
174	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$81,203	$98,525	$65,805	$20,938	B
175	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$81,201	$84,277	$67,379	$22,342	B
176	LeTourneau University Longview, TX	$81,065	$82,419	—	—	C+
177	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	$81,055	$89,877	$61,163	$23,481	A
178	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$81,038	$82,416	$71,525	$27,000	A+
179	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$81,031	$91,752	$67,044	$22,478	B+
185	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	B
184	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	C+
183	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	C
182	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	B
181	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	B
180	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$81,019	$86,459	$63,884	$26,875	C
186	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$80,958	$88,438	$64,386	$21,000	B+
187	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$80,704	$93,421	$65,119	$11,500	C
188	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$80,681	$91,355	$66,064	$25,000	B
189	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD	$80,613	$86,772	$68,755	$27,000	A
190	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$80,532	$86,396	—	—	C+
191	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$80,437	$85,838	$59,149	$23,500	F
192	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$80,173	$86,011	$69,549	$27,000	B+
193	Widener University Chester, PA	$80,117	$81,480	$69,289	$26,998	B+
194	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$79,980	$85,351	$74,266	$25,190	A+
195	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$79,929	$94,190	$61,979	$25,000	B+
196	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$79,886	$85,250	$70,388	$20,000	C
197	Auburn University Auburn, AL	$79,778	$90,555	$68,291	$21,750	A
198	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$79,673	$85,023	$68,129	$23,586	A
199	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	$79,598	$86,952	$64,780	$27,750	C
200	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$79,485	$75,925	$65,175	$23,379	B
201	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$79,457	$78,257	$68,728	$24,231	B+
202	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$79,051	$69,613	$63,158	$27,000	C+
203	University of Maine Orono, ME	$78,989	$83,945	$64,785	$26,975	C
204	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$78,858	$89,511	$64,122	$19,049	B+
205	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$78,834	$69,191	$67,362	$19,875	C
206	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	$78,824	$95,638	$49,498	$29,000	F
207	Trine University Angola, IN	$78,808	$84,546	$65,700	$27,000	B
208	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$78,663	$81,301	$68,574	$22,000	C
209	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$78,646	$85,912	$63,577	$20,770	C
210	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$78,368	$82,630	$69,706	$24,750	C+
211	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	$78,187	$88,749	$59,547	$26,366	C+
212	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$78,054	$88,598	$62,283	$25,750	B
213	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$78,034	$80,781	$63,195	$21,499	C
214	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$77,958	$81,119	$64,317	$25,613	C+
216	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$77,608	$78,928	$66,943	$27,000	A
215	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$77,608	$78,928	$66,943	$27,000	B+
217	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$77,498	$82,487	$65,622	$17,500	B
218	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$77,342	$79,437	$61,898	$21,500	B+
219	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$76,991	$70,107	$61,547	$25,750	A
220	Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	$76,642	$77,094	$64,425	$19,666	B+
221	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$76,508	$82,104	$70,474	$30,000	D
222	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$75,882	$77,150	$60,287	$16,341	C
223	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$75,732	$85,752	$60,086	$21,200	D
224	Norwich University Northfield, VT	$75,713	$77,763	$44,884	$21,750	B+
225	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$75,078	$71,459	$63,637	$18,448	B
226	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	$75,033	$76,287	$66,429	$22,717	D
227	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$74,989	$71,631	$69,861	—	C
228	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	$74,115	$85,814	$60,212	$11,194	F
229	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$73,575	$78,516	$66,295	$26,117	C
230	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$71,848	$73,048	$54,182	$11,000	D
231	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	$71,595	$72,791	—	—	F
233	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	$68,016	$78,734	$60,219	$31,125	F
232	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	$68,016	$78,734	$60,219	$31,125	F

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Water Resources Engineering Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Architectural and engineering managers

$167,740 +3.8% growth

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Engineers, all other

$117,750 +2.1% growth

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Engineering teachers, postsecondary

$106,120 +8.1% growth

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Environmental engineers

$104,170 +3.9% growth

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Civil engineers

$99,590 +5.0% growth

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$119,074

Average Salary Across Careers

$167,740

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Best Colleges for Water Resources Engineering

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in water resources engineering.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	1	A
2	Villanova University	Villanova, PA	18	B+
3	Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	1	B+
4	University of Idaho	Moscow, ID	8	B
5	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Albuquerque, NM	7	B
6	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, MI	6	B
7	University of Delaware	Newark, DE	3	B
8	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	3	B
9	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	2	B
10	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Fort Collins, CO	1	B
11	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, AK	2	C+
12	Central State University	Wilberforce, OH	1	C

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About Water Resources Engineering

Water Resources Engineering is a degree program offered at 12 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 53 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as architectural and engineering managers, engineers, all other, engineering teachers, postsecondary, environmental engineers, civil engineers.

Program Classification

CIP Code 14.0805

Field (2-digit CIP) 14

Category (4-digit CIP) 14.08

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Water Resources Engineering degree?

A Water Resources Engineering degree can lead to careers as a architectural and engineering managers, engineers, all other, engineering teachers, postsecondary, environmental engineers, civil engineers, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $167,740 annually.

How many colleges offer Water Resources Engineering?

12 colleges and universities in the United States offer Water Resources Engineering as a degree program. Each year, approximately 53 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Water Resources Engineering?

The best colleges for Water Resources Engineering based on Repit's ratings include University of Southern California, Villanova University, Tulane University of Louisiana, University of Idaho, University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Water Resources Engineering degree?

Graduates with a Water Resources Engineering degree can expect average salaries around $119,074 in related careers, with top earners making up to $167,740. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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Water Resources Engineering Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Water Resources Engineering Degree?

Architectural and engineering managers

Engineers, all other

Engineering teachers, postsecondary

Environmental engineers

Civil engineers

Best Colleges for Water Resources Engineering

Largest Programs

About Water Resources Engineering

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