Civil engineering at Valparaiso
Valparaiso graduates about 24 civil engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 219th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 30 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).
Nearby in the civil engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Valparaiso
- Health & pre-med fields 69 · #257
- English & writing 60 · #336
- Nursing 60 · #294
- Education 60 · #345
- Biology 59 · #404
- Business & finance 59 · #355
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Valparaiso 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.