Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

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. Of the 1,953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021, 31 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.

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how Carnegie Mellon performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	48
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	60
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #10 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Carnegie Mellon. About 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 88 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Construction Engineering
• Operations Research

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.