Civil Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 127 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.

UMCP Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UMCP 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	28
Best Civil Engineering Schools	48

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UMCP. This makes it the #49 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $64,651. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from UMCP in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	73
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMCP Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from UMCP. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Materials 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Civil Engineers	8,080	$86,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Engineers	4,530	$118,420
Environmental Engineers	1,540	$102,650
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.