Civil Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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. Of the 4,294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 35 of them were civil engineering majors.

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Civil Engineering Schools	239

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UNM. This makes it the #46 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $55,370. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UNM. About 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNM Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General 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 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
• Image Credit: By PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.