Civil Engineering at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 70 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

UGA Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

UGA Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at UGA 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 UGA 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 Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231

Earnings of UGA Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $62,942. This is 3% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UGA. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Civil Engineers	9,180	$81,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Engineers	4,380	$93,580
Environmental Engineers	1,710	$79,700
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

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 Pruddle under License

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