Civil Engineering at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 49 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from CCNY.

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.

CCNY Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

CCNY Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at CCNY 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 CCNY 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
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	104
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from CCNY. This makes it the #136 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 CCNY Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $63,686. This is 4% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from CCNY in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from CCNY. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical 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 The City College 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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.