Which Florida civil engineering program has the lowest debt?

Florida Gulf Coast University reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,480, with first-year pay of $64,411.

How much do civil engineering graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 9 Florida civil engineering bachelor's programs is $66,215 in the first year after graduating and $82,791 five years after.

How many civil engineering bachelor's programs are in Florida?

9 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Civil Engineering (Bachelor's) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida civil engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $66,215 in their first year, $3,367 less than the national median. University of Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($72,889), and Florida Gulf Coast University the lowest median debt ($19,480).

Median first-year pay$66,215National $69,582

Median pay after 5 years$82,791National $85,897

Median federal debt$23,000National $24,500

Debt-to-earnings33%National 35%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of FloridaGainesville · public	$72,889	$87,493	$20,121	28%
2	USFTampa · public	$70,047	$80,617	$23,000	33%
3	UCFOrlando · public	$69,321	$86,452	$21,374	31%
4	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$67,050	$86,289	$23,199	35%
5	FIUMiami · public	$66,215	$88,016	$21,250	32%
6	University of North FloridaJacksonville · public	$65,622	$82,791	$23,622	36%
7	FAUBoca Raton · public	$64,671	$81,802	$23,866	37%
8	Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne · private nonprofit	$64,579	$77,488	$23,000	36%
9	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$64,411	$80,720	$19,480	30%

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida civil engineering program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Florida$72,889
USF$70,047
UCF$69,321
Florida State$67,050
FIU$66,215

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$98,570

Median pay in Florida. 23,750 people work in this job in Florida. 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.

Bottom 10%: $58,640Top 10%: $166,680

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$170,740

Median pay in Florida. 8,710 people work in this job in Florida. 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.

Bottom 10%: $116,900Top 10%: $251,590

Environmental Engineers

$116,840

Median pay in Florida. 1,800 people work in this job in Florida. 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.

Bottom 10%: $57,240Top 10%: $154,130

Petroleum Engineers

$144,910

Median pay nationwide. 40 people work in this job in Florida. 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.

Common questions

University of Florida in Gainesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $72,889. Its median federal debt is $20,121.

Civil Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked207 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the civil engineering bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024