by our College Data Analytics Team
[Civil Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a civil engineering degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools to find where civil engineering graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send civil engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
University Of Florida tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying civil engineering schools in Florida. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. Early-career civil engineering graduates from University Of Florida make a median of around $91,598 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Central Florida earned it the #2 place for civil engineering. Located in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a public institution. Early-career civil engineering graduates from University Of Central Florida make a median of around $86,452 per year.
A rank of #3 makes Florida International University one of the highest-paying schools for civil engineering. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public institution. Students who complete the civil engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $88,016.
Strong graduate earnings at Florida State University earned it the #4 place for civil engineering. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a public institution. After graduating, civil engineering degree recipients from Florida State University typically earn about $86,289 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of South Florida Main Campus earned it the #5 place for civil engineering. Set in the city of Tampa, University Of South Florida Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the civil engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $83,213.
University Of North Florida landed the #6 spot for civil engineering salaries this year. Set in the city of Jacksonville, University Of North Florida is a public institution. Early-career civil engineering graduates from University Of North Florida make a median of around $82,791 per year.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #7 spot for civil engineering salaries this year. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. Students who complete the civil engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $81,802.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #8 spot for civil engineering salaries this year. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution. After graduating, civil engineering degree recipients from Florida Gulf Coast University typically earn about $80,720 annually.
Florida Institute Of Technology earned the #9 position for civil engineering graduate earnings this year. Set in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the civil engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $77,488.
Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Orlando Campus came in at #10 for civil engineering graduate earnings this year. Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Orlando Campus is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Orlando. After graduating, civil engineering degree recipients from Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Orlando Campus typically earn about $63,518 annually.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries civil engineering graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 10 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
