Civil Engineering at University of California - San Diego

72% 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 - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UCSD 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 UCSD since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	22
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCSD Civil Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	16
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Structural Engineering	191
Geoenvironmental Engineering	1

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 - San Diego.

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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