Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Northwestern 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Northwestern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern Civil Engineering Master’s Program

42% Women

22% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	28
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 Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	72

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Environmental Engineers	1,410	$92,200
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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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