Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In 2021, 83 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIC Civil Engineering Rankings

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

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 UIC 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
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UIC. This makes it the #30 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIC Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $61,644. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from UIC in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	37
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIC also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Construction Engineering
• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Civil Engineers	10,970	$94,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Engineers	4,000	$87,220
Environmental Engineers	1,410	$92,200
Engineering Professors	1,330	$114,010

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.