Civil Engineering at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 4,025. In 2021, 56 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarkson.

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.

Clarkson Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Clarkson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Clarkson 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
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	64
Best Civil Engineering Schools	78
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
	106
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	210

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Clarkson. This makes it the #164 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clarkson Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clarkson is $61,598. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Clarkson, about 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Clarkson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Clarkson Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from Clarkson in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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

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

Clarkson also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Environmental Engineers	3,100	$90,470
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.