Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 245 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.

Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Cal Poly Pomona 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 Cal Poly Pomona 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 Schools	15
	31
Best Civil Engineering Schools	59
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	69
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	86

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #69 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly Pomona Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $67,170. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 245 civil eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly Pomona since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	106
White	45
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from Cal Poly Pomona in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial 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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Environmental Engineers	8,790	$105,480
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Victorrocha under License

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