Civil Engineering at Lehigh University

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if Lehigh University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how Lehigh performed in these rankings.

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 Lehigh 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 Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	42
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Lehigh. This makes it the #105 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Lehigh Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $67,220. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Lehigh. About 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lehigh Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from Lehigh. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Lehigh, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Computer 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Civil Engineers	12,530	$88,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineers	4,850	$96,550
Environmental Engineers	2,960	$89,410
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.