Civil Engineering at Northeastern University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Northeastern 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Northeastern since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Northeastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	56
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Northeastern Civil Engineering Master’s Program

42% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	190
Civil Engineering	2

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 Northeastern University.

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
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