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Civil Engineering.
Master's Degree•195 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($93,132)
P25-P75 Interval ($85,380 - $103,586)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | CA | $130,675 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | +$447k |
Los Angeles | CA | $120,651 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $3,967 /yr | - | +$413k |
Raleigh | NC | $120,234 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | - | +$385k |
Riverdale | NY | $119,967 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $27,256 /yr | - | +$364k |
La Jolla | CA | $112,223 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $12,470 /yr | $20,500 | +$324k |
Stanford | CA | $112,118 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $34,030 | +$321k |
Pomona | CA | $110,863 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | - | +$314k |
Baltimore | MD | $111,986 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | +$310k |
Fullerton | CA | $108,826 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $6,555 /yr | $12,168 | +$305k |
New York | NY | $111,924 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | $32,685 | +$305k |
Mississippi State | MS | $110,821 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,595 /yr | - | +$302k |
Detroit | MI | $108,995 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | - | +$295k |
Sacramento | CA | $108,193 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $9,338 /yr | - | +$295k |
Seattle | WA | $108,274 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $28,780 | +$287k |
Newark | NJ | $107,682 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $16,504 /yr | $30,043 | +$277k |
Davis | CA | $106,894 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,741 /yr | $19,591 | +$273k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $108,638 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $24,406 /yr | - | +$271k |
Northridge | CA | $104,388 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $7,021 /yr | - | +$266k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $106,004 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | $15,564 | +$262k |
Lawrence | KS | $105,565 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,059 /yr | - | +$256k |
San Antonio | TX | $103,805 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $10,836 /yr | - | +$254k |
Los Angeles | CA | $103,685 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | $20,500 | +$249k |
Champaign | IL | $103,656 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | $26,500 | +$246k |
Provo | UT | $103,440 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,564 /yr | - | +$242k |
University of Alaska Anchorage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | $103,070 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,301 /yr | - | +$239k |
Fairfax | VA | $103,586 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,915 /yr | $20,500 | +$239k |
Villanova | PA | $108,449 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $43,756 /yr | - | +$234k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $103,788 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $30,434 /yr | - | +$217k |
Atlanta | GA | $99,226 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | $21,044 | +$211k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $99,050 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | +$208k |
Bend | OR | $98,705 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,048 /yr | - | +$196k |
Austin | TX | $99,079 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $37,194 | +$196k |
Corvallis | OR | $98,705 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $19,604 /yr | - | +$193k |
Blacksburg | VA | $99,698 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $19,050 | +$192k |
Boston | MA | $100,767 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $30,915 /yr | - | +$190k |
Kansas City | MO | $96,926 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $13,310 /yr | - | +$189k |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | $96,956 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $13,951 /yr | $24,809 | +$188k |
Las Vegas | NV | $95,788 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | - | +$184k |
Tempe | AZ | $96,706 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | - | +$184k |
Boulder | CO | $98,355 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $25,346 /yr | - | +$179k |
Athens | OH | $97,552 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $21,637 /yr | - | +$179k |
Chicago | IL | $96,477 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,425 /yr | - | +$176k |
New York | NY | $99,685 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | - | +$169k |
Auburn | AL | $96,904 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $24,323 /yr | - | +$168k |
College Station | TX | $95,761 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | $20,500 | +$164k |
Ames | IA | $95,102 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | - | +$163k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $93,150 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | - | +$163k |
Lowell | MA | $94,416 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,163 /yr | - | +$160k |
Boca Raton | FL | $92,145 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $8,752 /yr | - | +$155k |
Gainesville | FL | $91,116 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | - | +$150k |
Milwaukee | WI | $94,025 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $22,453 /yr | - | +$147k |
Norman | OK | $92,506 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,300 /yr | - | +$146k |
Rolla | MO | $92,698 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $16,298 /yr | - | +$146k |
Columbus | OH | $92,821 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | - | +$146k |
Madison | WI | $91,867 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,354 /yr | - | +$137k |
Denver | CO | $90,072 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $11,900 /yr | - | +$131k |
Lexington | KY | $91,461 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | - | +$131k |
Durham | NH | $92,478 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $23,805 /yr | - | +$131k |
Logan | UT | $90,415 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,936 /yr | - | +$129k |
Northfield | VT | $91,857 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $22,257 /yr | $54,491 | +$128k |
Golden | CO | $93,132 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | - | +$127k |
Hoboken | NJ | $95,706 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $41,346 /yr | - | +$127k |
Lubbock | TX | $90,540 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | - | +$122k |
Moscow | ID | $89,624 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | - | +$122k |
Buffalo | NY | $90,707 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | +$120k |
Charlotte | NC | $88,619 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | - | +$112k |
Philadelphia | PA | $93,155 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | +$110k |
West Lafayette | IN | $87,908 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,600 /yr | - | +$108k |
Clemson | SC | $89,331 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | - | +$106k |
Albuquerque | NM | $87,709 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,489 /yr | - | +$104k |
Bethlehem | PA | $92,139 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $36,931 /yr | - | +$104k |
Chicago | IL | $86,593 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $10,974 /yr | $31,596 | +$103k |
Knoxville | TN | $88,162 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | - | +$102k |
Ithaca | NY | $90,197 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | - | +$102k |
Houghton | MI | $86,535 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $14,182 /yr | - | +$96k |
Tampa | FL | $85,380 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | - | +$94k |
Amherst | MA | $87,779 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $22,383 /yr | - | +$92k |
Newark | DE | $85,704 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,799 /yr | - | +$82k |
Waterbury | CT | $80,124 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | - | +$75k |
Groton | CT | $80,124 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | +$69k |
Hartford | CT | $80,124 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | - | +$64k |
Stamford | CT | $80,124 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | - | +$64k |
Mayaguez | PR | $83,272 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,936 /yr | $12,625 | +$61k |
Berkeley | CA | $78,971 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | - | +$59k |
Rapid City | SD | $83,155 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $20,183 /yr | - | +$56k |
Storrs | CT | $80,124 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | - | +$48k |
San Jose | CA | $77,401 Nat: $95,706 2yr Post-Grad | $13,760 /yr | - | +$44k |
Louisville | KY | $81,217 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $17,988 /yr | - | +$43k |
Reno | NV | $80,151 Nat: $98,323 4yr Post-Grad | $15,927 /yr | - | +$37k |
Cambridge | MA | $75,204 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $20,111 /yr | - | +$13k |
Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $98,323 | $18,796 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of South Alabama ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mobile | AL | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $98,323 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $98,323 | $14,158 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fayetteville | AR | - Nat: $98,323 | $18,209 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $98,323 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno | CA | - Nat: $98,323 | $7,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Long Beach | CA | - Nat: $98,323 | $10,440 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $98,323 | $48,381 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Hartford | CT | - Nat: $98,323 | $30,282 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $98,323 | $34,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $98,323 | $29,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $98,323 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Daytona Beach | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $41,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,739 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Institute of Technology ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $35,639 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $11,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $98,323 | $10,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,267 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boise | ID | - Nat: $98,323 | $21,610 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $98,323 | $12,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Peoria | IL | - Nat: $98,323 | $22,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $98,323 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $98,323 | $14,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $98,323 | $26,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terre Haute | IN | - Nat: $98,323 | $42,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $98,323 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $98,323 | $19,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $98,323 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $98,323 | $16,467 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Andover | MA | - Nat: $98,323 | $37,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Dartmouth | MA | - Nat: $98,323 | $20,927 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $98,323 | $34,170 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $98,323 | $43,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southfield | MI | - Nat: $98,323 | $32,918 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $98,323 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,273 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $98,323 | $18,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $98,323 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $98,323 | $22,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $98,323 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $98,323 | $8,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $98,323 | $30,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,269 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $98,323 | $3,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $98,323 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NC | - Nat: $98,323 | $29,612 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $98,323 | $10,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $98,323 | $18,551 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $25,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $29,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Toledo | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngstown | OH | - Nat: $98,323 | $12,767 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewisburg | PA | - Nat: $98,323 | $40,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Middletown | PA | - Nat: $98,323 | $23,330 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $98,323 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $98,323 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chester | PA | - Nat: $98,323 | $25,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $98,323 | $20,723 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $98,323 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $98,323 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cookeville | TN | - Nat: $98,323 | $14,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edinburg | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $4,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $40,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kingsville | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $12,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $9,403 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tyler | TX | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $98,323 | $16,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $98,323 | $19,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $98,323 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lacey | WA | - Nat: $98,323 | $28,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $98,323 | $31,487 /yr | - | -$0 |
Laramie | WY | - Nat: $98,323 | $13,599 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hato Rey | PR | - Nat: $98,323 | $17,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kennesaw | GA | - Nat: $98,323 | $15,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | $71,575 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $14,251 /yr | - | -$10k |
Pullman | WA | $71,015 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | - | -$16k |
Troy | NY | $73,164 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | - | -$36k |
Santa Clara | CA | $75,204 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $50,062 /yr | - | -$42k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $71,351 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $31,944 /yr | - | -$44k |
Honolulu | HI | $67,101 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $15,664 /yr | - | -$53k |
Brookings | SD | $67,660 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $19,841 /yr | - | -$56k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | $64,493 Nat: $95,706 2yr Post-Grad | $22,420 /yr | - | -$89k |
Kingston | RI | $63,997 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $21,440 /yr | - | -$92k |
Fort Collins | CO | $62,260 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $21,279 /yr | - | -$108k |
Medford | MA | $64,990 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $39,998 /yr | - | -$117k |
Seattle | WA | $61,888 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $34,662 /yr | - | -$136k |
Minneapolis | MN | $57,437 Nat: $98,323 2yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | - | -$146k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.