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General Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study General Civil Engineering, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 77 general civil engineering degrees were granted at Carnegie Mellon University.

Online Class Availability at Carnegie Mellon University

Online coursework is an option at Carnegie Mellon University. Among 15,888 students, 554 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,497 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Civil Engineering graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Civil Engineering graduates at Carnegie Mellon University are 44% women (34) and 56% men (43).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 21 bachelor’s general civil engineering graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, 43% were women (9) and 57% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	6
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, higher than the national average of 38%.*

General Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 45 master’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Carnegie Mellon University, 49% were women (22) and 51% were men (23).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	29
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, below the national average of 19%.*

General Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Of the 11 doctoral general civil engineering graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, 27% were women (3) and 73% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	8

Minority students account for 9% of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, below the national average of 10%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Civil Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Civil Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.