General Civil Engineering at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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

Portland State University General Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Civil Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Civil Engineering

Portland State University General Civil Engineering Rankings

The general civil engineering major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general civil engineering, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Civil Engineering Student Demographics at Portland State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general civil engineering majors at Portland State University.

Portland State University General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general civil engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Portland State University General Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general civil engineering master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a general civil engineering master's degree from Portland State University, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That General Civil Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general civil 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 Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Civil Engineers	4,080	$88,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
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 Visitor7 under License

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