Civil Engineering at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSUN Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at CSUN 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSUN Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	99
Structural Engineering	18

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.