Civil Engineering at University of Southern California

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. In 2021, 27 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

USC Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
	6
	6
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Civil Engineering Schools	15
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	22

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from USC. This makes it the #22 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $75,576. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USC Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from USC in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were 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	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Petroleum Engineering
• Systems 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 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
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.