Civil Engineering at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Chico State.

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.

Chico State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

Chico State Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Chico State 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 Chico State 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 Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	110

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $67,761. This is 10% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 civil eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from Chico State. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University - Chico with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	33
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 University - Chico.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.