Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Master’s Program

59% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from CU - Boulder, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Colorado Boulder. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	131

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Civil Engineers	10,680	$93,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$98,350
Petroleum Engineers	1,240	$153,640

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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