Civil Engineering at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. In 2021, 23 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Portland.

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.

University of Portland Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

University of Portland Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how University of Portland performed in these rankings.

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 University of Portland 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 Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Civil Engineering Schools	54
	96
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from University of Portland Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Portland is $63,261. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at University of Portland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Portland with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Portland 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
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Civil Engineers	4,080	$88,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Engineers	2,760	$90,720
Environmental Engineers	760	$97,440
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.