Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 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.

Columbia Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Columbia Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Columbia 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Columbia since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Columbia Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	147

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial 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 Columbia University in the City of New York.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.