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Civil engineering at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 90 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 48th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#48 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year901% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1310whole school

Around Michigan State

Tiny planet image – Solar carports under construction at Michigan State Universi
King 000508 169613 514387 4578 (36568757880)Photo: Photo by Loren King. – U.S. Department of Energy from United States · Public domain · source
Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
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Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William A. Demmer Engineering Center, Engineering Research Complex South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. George Mason University 76
  2. Stevens Institute of Technology 76
  3. The University of Alabama 76
  4. Clemson University 75
  5. University of Central Florida 74
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 74
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 74
  8. University of Georgia 74

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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