Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 45 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.

URI Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

URI Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at URI 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
	152
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	176
Best Civil Engineering Schools	218

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from URI. This makes it the #114 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $59,773. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from URI. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

URI Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from URI, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URI also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Industrial Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Chemical 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Civil Engineers	810	$87,220
Engineers	550	$95,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	480	$151,670
Engineering Professors	210	$137,620
Environmental Engineers	160	$91,940

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.