Civil Engineering at San Diego State University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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.

SDSU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

SDSU Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at SDSU 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #128 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

44% 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 SDSU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	62
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SDSU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

44% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	162

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Environmental Engineers	8,790	$105,480
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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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