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2026 Highest Paid Civil Engineering Grads in Minnesota

[Civil Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where civil engineering graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Civil Engineering Grads in Minnesota

2026 Highest Paid Civil Engineering Grads in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools send civil engineering graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates

1

Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, MN

$80,870 Average Early-Career Salary

Minnesota State University Mankato earned the #1 spot for highest-paid civil engineering graduates in Minnesota. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato is a public institution. Early-career civil engineering graduates from Minnesota State University Mankato make a median of around $80,870 per year.

2

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$82,596 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying civil engineering schools. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. Early-career civil engineering graduates from University Of Minnesota Twin Cities make a median of around $82,596 per year.

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University Of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN

$80,494 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Minnesota Duluth came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying civil engineering schools. University Of Minnesota Duluth is a public school located in the city of Duluth. Students who complete the civil engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $80,494.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 3 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.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.