Civil Engineering at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In 2021, 73 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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.

GMU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

GMU Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at GMU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from GMU. This makes it the #49 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.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $64,934. This is 6% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from GMU in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GMU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in civil eng from GMU. About 69% were men and 31% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$86,330

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.