Civil Engineering at University of Florida

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 168 of them were civil engineering majors.

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.

UF Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in civil eng for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UF 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
	61

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UF. This makes it the #17 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $62,005. This is 1% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The civil eng program at UF awarded 168 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	82
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UF Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	16
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UF also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ocean Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Civil Engineers	16,750	$89,480
Engineers	8,570	$82,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Environmental Engineers	1,480	$80,540
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.