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Bachelor's-4% vs national median99 grads tracked

Civil Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Ranked 77th of 105 bachelor's programs in Civil Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,472
middle 50%: $51,028 – $69,277
Median · 5 years out
$82,300
middle 50%: $67,174 – $93,965
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Civil Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Purdue University Fort Wayne's bachelor's program in Civil Engineering earn a median $60,472 one year after graduating, rising to $82,300 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $86,131 for this field, ranking 77th of 105 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5 yrs
≈ $5,528 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Minnesota Duluth
$83,329 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$83,070 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$82,998 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$82,690 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$82,663 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$82,601 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$82,280 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$82,208 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$82,072 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$82,002 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$81,926 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out

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