Civil Engineeringat The College of New Jersey
Graduates earn $71,649/yr in their first year — about 4.0% above the national Civil Engineering average. Base-case 10-year earnings $739K; scenarios range from $655K to $769K depending on AI disruption.
What this degree looks like at TCNJ
At $71,649/yr, Civil Engineering graduates from The College of New Jersey land near the $69,097 national average — neither a standout nor a red flag.
At 9.9x the cost of in-state tuition, the ten-year earnings outlook represents a strong return. Not exceptional, but meaningfully positive.
AI risk is moderate — 49% task exposure — and the 15% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.
The median debt load of $26,500 represents less than half a year of starting salary — among the lightest debt-to-income ratios we track.
At #209 out of 220 programs, The College of New Jersey's financial outcomes for Civil Engineering trail the majority of peers. The value case depends on other factors.
Three scenarios, ten years out
Each scenario is a different assumption about how AI reshapes the career paths this major feeds into. Earnings projections stack the full 10-year cumulative trajectory; scores use the same 0–100 metric as the hero, recomputed under that scenario's assumptions.
10 year projection
Year-by-year earnings under each scenario. Base case reflects BLS growth patterns applied to TCNJ's starting earnings; optimistic and pessimistic adjust for AI's effect on each career path this major feeds into.
Common career destinations for this program's graduates, weighted by the school's specific occupation mix. Salary is BLS national median; AI risk is per-role task-exposure research.
Peer schools offering Civil Engineering
How TCNJ stacks up against other schools offering this major.
Other top programs at TCNJ
Other highest-scoring programs offered at TCNJ, ranked by DegreeOutlook Score.
Frequently asked about Civil Engineering at TCNJ
How does The College of New Jersey's Civil Engineering program score?
A score of 56/100 reflects decent absolute metrics, but The College of New Jersey trails the majority of Civil Engineering programs on relative rankings. Context matters more than the raw number.
How vulnerable is Civil Engineering to AI automation?
AI won't 'replace' Civil Engineering careers outright, but it is likely to reduce the number of job openings. We model 49% task exposure, which compresses field employment probability in our scenarios.