Civil Engineering at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

GWU Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at GWU 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at George Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	28

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Engineers	2,640	$132,530
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Civil Engineers	1,110	$99,820
Environmental Engineers	330	$100,060

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.