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General Civil Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying General Civil Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is in Troy, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 68 general civil engineering degrees were granted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Online Class Availability at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Distance learning is available at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Of 7,040 students, 171 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Civil Engineering graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Civil Engineering graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are 41% women (28) and 59% men (40).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Of the 50 bachelor’s general civil engineering degrees awarded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 40% were women (20) and 60% were men (30).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	3
Asian	8
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, higher than the national average of 38%.*

General Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Of the 18 master’s general civil engineering graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 44% were women (8) and 56% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, below the national average of 19%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Civil Engineering program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Civil Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.