Construction Engineering at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 80 construction engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Oregon State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Construction Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Engineering

Oregon State Construction Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the construction engineering progam at Oregon State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The construction engineering major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction 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 Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools	13

Earnings of Oregon State Construction Engineering Graduates

The median salary of construction engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $73,542. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $71,580 for all construction engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Construction Engineering Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction engineering majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in construction engineering from Oregon State in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in construction engineering at Oregon State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its construction engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in construction engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	57
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in construction engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

Careers That Construction Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Civil Engineers	4,080	$88,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Cost Estimators	2,980	$71,490
Engineers	2,760	$90,720
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.