Civil Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987. In 2021, 6 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Detroit Mercy.

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.

Detroit Mercy Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how Detroit Mercy performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Detroit Mercy 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	244
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #164 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #128 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Detroit Mercy. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Detroit Mercy Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from Detroit Mercy. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• General Engineering
• Systems 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Civil Engineers	7,270	$82,240
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Environmental Engineers	1,420	$93,770

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.