Civil Engineering at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 116 of them were civil engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for civil eng at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Civil Engineering Schools	91
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Auburn. This makes it the #45 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $57,886. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from Auburn in 2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	89
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Auburn Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 31 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Auburn, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Auburn, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biological Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Civil Engineers	4,370	$84,320
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Environmental Engineers	770	$82,020
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.