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Highest earning civil engineering programs in Ohio
Ohio civil engineering programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,411 | 39 |
| 2 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Public, 4-year | $71,377 | 59 |
| 3 | University of Toledo | Toledo | Public, 4-year | $70,388 | 43 |
| 4 | Ohio Northern University | Ada | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,129 | 32 |
| 5 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | $68,031 | 166 |
| 6 | University of Akron | Akron | Public, 4-year | $66,820 | 54 |
| 7 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public, 4-year | $66,295 | 39 |
| 8 | Ohio University | Saint Clairsville | Public, 4-year | $63,884 | 46 |
| 9 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public, 4-year | $59,149 | 32 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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