Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UMass Lowell.

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.

UMass Lowell Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Lowell performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UMass Lowell 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 Focused Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Civil Engineering Schools	221

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UMass Lowell. This makes it the #35 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UMass Lowell Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Lowell is $59,999. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from UMass Lowell in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UMass Lowell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UMass Lowell Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from UMass Lowell. About 31% of these graduates were women and the other 69% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Lowell also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Civil Engineers	7,760	$94,210
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Environmental Engineers	2,820	$90,070
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.