Civil Engineering at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 34 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.

U of U Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at U of U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at U of U 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 Focused Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	121

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from U of U. This makes it the #84 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.

Earnings of U of U Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $59,806. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U of U Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from U of U in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from U of U, 74% 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 Utah with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Civil Engineers	2,910	$80,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Engineers	1,160	$89,810
Environmental Engineers	500	$76,530
Mining and Geological Engineers	340	$93,580

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.