Civil Engineering at University of California - Irvine

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if University of California - Irvine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 91 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 Irvine Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine 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
	130

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UC Irvine. This makes it the #33 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $62,257. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UC Irvine Civil Engineering Master’s Program

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 - Irvine with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.