Civil Engineering at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

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.

UK Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UK 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	73
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UK Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from UK, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	96

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Civil Engineers	3,380	$82,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineers	740	$79,690
Environmental Engineers	420	$80,900
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 Seicer under License

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