Civil Engineering at Howard University

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Howard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In 2021, 17 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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.

Howard Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Howard Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Howard 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, 1 student received their master’s degree in civil eng from Howard. This is the #192 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Howard in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 Howard 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 Josh under License

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