Civil Engineering at University of Iowa

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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 46 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.

Iowa Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Iowa Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Iowa 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, 18 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Iowa. This makes it the #87 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $61,039. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from Iowa in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Iowa, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineers	1,960	$78,230
Civil Engineers	1,860	$83,940
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Environmental Engineers	380	$79,210

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.