Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. Of the 9,451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 150 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.

UW Seattle Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW Seattle does offer online courses in civil eng for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at UW Seattle 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
	24
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
	37
	44

In 2021, 148 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UW Seattle. This makes it the #3 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $65,357. This is 6% higher than $61,387, which is the national average for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 civil eng students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	72
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW Seattle Civil Engineering Master’s Program

The civil eng program at UW Seattle awarded 148 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	66
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Civil Engineers	11,440	$93,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineers	3,160	$104,890
Environmental Engineers	1,870	$99,750
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.