Civil Engineering at University of Connecticut

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UCONN 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCONN Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from UCONN, 80% 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 Connecticut with a master's in civil eng.

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

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 Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	112

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Civil Engineers	3,630	$93,630
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Engineers	940	$100,230
Environmental Engineers	830	$88,810
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.