Civil Engineering at University of Memphis

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what University of Memphis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UofM Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UofM 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% 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 UofM since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UofM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	35

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biomedical 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Engineers	4,250	$82,030
Civil Engineers	3,490	$93,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Environmental Engineers	1,060	$93,620
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.