Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

SIUC Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at SIUC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from SIUC. This makes it the #114 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $59,465. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from SIUC in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from SIUC in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Environmental Engineers	1,410	$92,200
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.