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. Of the 5,493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus 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.

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at University of Virginia 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	9
	11
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	131
Most Focused Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	163

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from University of Virginia. This makes it the #120 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of University of Virginia Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Virginia is $70,229. This is 14% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 53% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 62% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

University of Virginia Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from University of Virginia. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Virginia also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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