Civil Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNM Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UNM 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 UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 UNM since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNM Civil Engineering Master’s Program

61% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	57
Water Resources Engineering	8

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Engineers	2,010	$114,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Civil Engineers	1,430	$88,840
Environmental Engineers	420	$95,720
Mining and Geological Engineers	240	$140,130

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
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