Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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. In 2021, 72 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from CU - Boulder.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at CU - Boulder compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	30
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	55

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #30 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of CU - Boulder Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $68,046. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from CU - Boulder. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 58% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	42
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Master’s Program

The civil eng program at CU - Boulder awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from CU - Boulder, 57% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental 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 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
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

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