Civil Engineering at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999. In 2021, 40 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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.

UAH Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAH Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UAH 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 UAH 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	67
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	150
	211

Earnings of UAH Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $55,369. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from UAH in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Civil Engineers	4,370	$84,320
Engineers	3,730	$115,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Environmental Engineers	770	$82,020
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.