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. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 124 of them were civil engineering majors.

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.

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from San Jose State. This makes it the #25 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $70,515. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from San Jose State. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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	40
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

San Jose State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a master's degree in civil eng from San Jose State. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.