Civil Engineering at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at San Jose State 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

San Jose State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	169

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 CA, the home state for San Jose 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.