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Bachelor's+3% vs national median2,678 grads tracked

Civil Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 29th of 105 bachelor's programs in Civil Engineering by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$68,002
middle 50%: $56,718 – $78,771
Median · 5 years out
$88,502
middle 50%: $75,562 – $104,508
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $92,121 – $140,058

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 Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Civil Engineering earn a median $68,002 one year after graduating, rising to $112,807 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $86,131 for this field, ranking 29th 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,949 total interest

Same major at other universities

George Mason University
$89,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$89,479 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$89,075 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$88,683 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$88,172 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$87,958 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$87,864 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$87,785 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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