Civil Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UCLA 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 UCLA since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	24
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCLA Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	155
Structural Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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