Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 77 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville.

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.

UT Knoxville Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UT Knoxville performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UT Knoxville 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
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	88

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #57 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $57,677. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UT Knoxville. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Knoxville Civil Engineering Master’s Program

The civil eng program at UT Knoxville awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from UT Knoxville, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Civil Engineers	3,490	$93,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Environmental Engineers	1,060	$93,620
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.