Civil Engineering at University of Southern California

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

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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

USC Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at USC 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 USC

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

USC Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 USC since its program graduates 31% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

31% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Structural Engineering	40
General Civil Engineering	26
Trasportation Engineering	14
Water Resources Engineering	3
Civil Engineering	1

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Environmental Engineers	8,790	$105,480
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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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