Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. Of the 568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2021, 19 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.

UAF Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAF Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UAF 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 UAF 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	170
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UAF. This makes it the #171 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAF Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAF is $67,843. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from UAF in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UAF 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 Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAF Civil Engineering Master’s Program

The civil eng program at UAF awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from UAF, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Geoscience 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 Fairbanks.

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.