Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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 - Madison Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UW - Madison 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% 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 UW - Madison since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW - Madison Civil Engineering Master’s Program

44% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	157

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Civil Engineers	6,930	$78,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineers	910	$86,600
Environmental Engineers	680	$81,860
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980

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
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