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.

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

UF Civil Engineering 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.

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.

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

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 UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UF Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	12
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	244

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

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