Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 61 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.

BYU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

BYU Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at BYU 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
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	194

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from BYU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from BYU Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $60,309. 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 BYU

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

BYU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	52
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in civil eng from BYU. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from BYU, 75% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Civil Engineers	2,910	$80,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Engineers	1,160	$89,810
Environmental Engineers	500	$76,530
Mining and Geological Engineers	340	$93,580

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.