Civil Engineering at Tufts University

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Tufts University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. In 2021, 14 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tufts Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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 Tufts 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 Civil Engineering Schools	49
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	172
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	200
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Tufts. This makes it the #73 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Tufts in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

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

Tufts Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• General Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.