Civil Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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 Virginia Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at University of Virginia 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 University of Virginia since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	61

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$86,330

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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