Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 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.

MIT Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

MIT Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at MIT 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 MIT since its program graduates 45% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at MIT 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in civil eng.

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

MIT Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	37
Trasportation Engineering	8

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Operations Research
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.