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Civil Engineering at California State University - Northridge

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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. In 2021, 99 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at CSUN 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 115
184
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools 193
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from CSUN. This makes it the #87 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $56,213. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

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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

27% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 civil eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 18
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

CSUN Civil Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The civil eng program at CSUN awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 16% better 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 master's in civil eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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