Civil Engineering at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year.

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.

Princeton Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Princeton Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Princeton 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 Princeton since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Princeton Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Princeton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	47

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Civil Engineers	8,020	$103,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Environmental Engineers	1,230	$88,360

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 Quantockgoblin under License

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