Civil Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 147 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.

CSULB Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSULB Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at CSULB 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 CSULB 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 Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	65
	124
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from CSULB. This makes it the #65 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $62,480. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from CSULB. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	33
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CSULB Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.