Civil Engineering at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cooper Union is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Cooper Union.

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.

Cooper Union Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cooper Union Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Cooper Union 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 Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	3
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	208
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Cooper Union. This makes it the #120 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Cooper Union

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

Cooper Union Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Cooper Union in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cooper Union Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from Cooper Union. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a master's in civil eng.

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

Cooper Union also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical 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 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.