Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at University of California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. Of the 9,846 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Davis in 2021, 150 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.

UC Davis Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UC Davis 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
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	106

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UC Davis. This makes it the #13 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Davis Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $64,244. This is 5% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from UC Davis in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	49
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Davis Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from UC Davis in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	25
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Textile Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Electrical 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

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
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.