Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

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

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. Of the 8,852 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 100 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.

UT Arlington Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UT Arlington 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 Arlington 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 Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7
	104
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	144

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UT Arlington. This makes it the #7 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Arlington Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $64,221. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UT Arlington. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	39
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Arlington Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from UT Arlington. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	20
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.