Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UAA.

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.

UAA Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UAA does offer online education options in civil eng for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UAA Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UAA 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 Online Civil Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools	6
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	166

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UAA. This makes it the #153 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAA Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $55,504. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UAA. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAA Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

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

UAA also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Civil Engineers	1,260	$125,470
Engineers	760	$114,040
Petroleum Engineers	660	$161,290
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640
Environmental Engineers	390	$116,680

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.