Civil Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 89 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 State LA Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Cal State LA 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 State LA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	78
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	153

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Cal State LA. This makes it the #158 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $61,370. 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 Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from Cal State LA in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	6
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal State LA Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from Cal State LA. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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 - Los Angeles with a master's in civil eng.

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.