Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Carnegie Mellon 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Master’s Program

49% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	125

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Civil Engineers	12,530	$88,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Environmental Engineers	2,960	$89,410
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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
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