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.

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

UC Irvine Civil Engineering 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.

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.

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, 64% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 Irvine since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	19
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Irvine Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 15% better 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 master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	142

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

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