Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UTEP.

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.

UTEP Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UTEP Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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 UTEP 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	152
Best Civil Engineering Schools	216
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UTEP. This makes it the #153 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UTEP Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $55,467. 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 UTEP

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

UTEP Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UTEP. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	0
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Materials Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Manufacturing 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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.