Civil Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	27
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	59
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	294

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Environmental Engineers	8,790	$105,480
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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
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