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. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 202 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.

UIUC Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

In 2021, 169 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UIUC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $63,590. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 64% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 7% 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	27
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	94
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UIUC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	106
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 32 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.