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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from MIT.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

MIT Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from MIT. This makes it the #46 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from MIT in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in civil eng.

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

MIT Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from MIT. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MIT also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.