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Bachelor's-2% vs national median412 grads tracked

Civil Engineering at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 62nd of 105 bachelor's programs in Civil Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$65,073
middle 50%: $51,223 – $77,373
Median · 5 years out
$84,259
middle 50%: $69,884 – $98,572
Median · 10 years out
$105,747
middle 50%: $83,018 – $135,976

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 Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in Civil Engineering earn a median $65,073 one year after graduating, rising to $105,747 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $86,131 for this field, ranking 62nd 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,201 total interest

Same major at other universities

Missouri University of Science and Technology
$85,305 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$85,233 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$85,198 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$84,142 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$83,905 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$83,778 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$83,771 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$83,712 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$83,657 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,683 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out

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