Civil Engineering at University of Kansas

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

KU Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at KU 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 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% 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 KU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at KU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

KU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

39% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from KU, 55% 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 Kansas with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	79

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Civil Engineers	2,340	$82,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,520	$129,220
Engineers	600	$82,060
Environmental Engineers	370	$85,400
Engineering Professors	310	$107,820

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
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