Civil Engineering at Florida International 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 Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 135 of them were civil engineering majors.

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.

FIU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

FIU Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at FIU 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.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from FIU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of FIU Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $58,454. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 135 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	9
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• General Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Engineers	8,570	$82,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Environmental Engineers	1,480	$80,540
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.