Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UIUC Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UIUC 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 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	85
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UIUC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	403

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Operations Research

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

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