TCNJ Civil Engineering (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Civil Engineering
- Public college
- Ewing, NJ
- About 29 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
TCNJ civil engineering graduates earn about what civil engineering graduates earn nationally, $71,649 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,500 in federal loans, close to the national median of $24,500. One other New Jersey program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New Jersey and national columns are the medians across all civil engineering bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey civil engineering program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New Jersey medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $281 a month, or 4.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
81% of graduates (21 of 26) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating. Prices in the Trenton area are about 3% above the national average, so a $71,649 salary here buys what about $69,441 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to civil engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Civil Engineers
$104,660Median pay in New Jersey. 6,900 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 22,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$180,640Median pay in New Jersey. 4,540 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Environmental Engineers
$102,630Median pay in New Jersey. 990 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Petroleum Engineers
$144,910Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About TCNJ
Civil Engineering ranks 6th of 23 bachelor's programs at TCNJ by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($85,986), Computer and Information Science ($84,539), and Computer Engineering ($84,241).
Other civil engineering bachelor's programs near Ewing
Common questions
The median graduate earns $71,649 one year after graduating. The median across civil engineering bachelor's programs in New Jersey is $70,609.
The median federal loan balance is $26,500, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 civil engineering bachelor's programs in New Jersey. That works out to about $281 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 37% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 35%. Compare the cost with other New Jersey programs before deciding.
Most do. 81% (21 of 26) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the civil engineering program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024