Civil Engineering at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 79 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.

UARK Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UARK Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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 UARK 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UARK. This makes it the #90 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UARK Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $58,798. 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 UARK

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

UARK Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from UARK in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	53
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UARK Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from UARK in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Industrial 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Civil Engineers	1,570	$81,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers	860	$121,390
Engineers	550	$71,510
Engineering Professors	240	$91,380
Environmental Engineers	120	$89,540

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.