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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UofM.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at UofM 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UofM. This makes it the #99 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UofM Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $56,998. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

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

Of the 20 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofM, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 70% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofM Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UofM. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were 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	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofM also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.