Civil Engineering at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Michigan State 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	73
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Michigan State 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 Michigan State 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	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	90

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Civil Engineers	7,270	$82,240
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Environmental Engineers	1,420	$93,770

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 Jeffness under License

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