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Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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. In 2021, 21 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Columbia Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Columbia 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 6

In 2021, 111 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Columbia. This makes it the #6 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Columbia Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $69,428. This is 13% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

48% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The civil eng program at Columbia awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Columbia Civil Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 111 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from Columbia in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 81
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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