Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNLV Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UNLV 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 UNLV

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

UNLV Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% 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 UNLV since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNLV Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	76

Related Majors

• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Civil Engineers	2,340	$100,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	780	$141,210
Environmental Engineers	470	$92,810
Engineers	460	$94,950
Mining and Geological Engineers	350	$85,640

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.