Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Civil Engineering graduates.
| Optimistic No Disruption |
Base Case Gradual AI |
Pessimistic Aggressive AI |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Year Earnings | $659K | $641K | $582K |
| Probability of Field Employment | 84% | 75% | 55% |
| DegreeOutlook Score | 52 | 50 | 49 |
*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.
First-year earnings of $60,219 track close to the $69,097 national median for Civil Engineering programs. This is a middle-of-the-road outcome on salary alone.
AI risk is moderate — 49% task exposure — and the 12% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.
At #218 out of 220 programs, Southern University Law Center's financial outcomes for Civil Engineering trail the majority of peers. The value case depends on other factors.
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