Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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. In 2021, 111 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

UW - Madison Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at UW - Madison 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 - 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	21

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UW - Madison. This makes it the #35 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UW - Madison Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $66,167. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 111 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from UW - Madison in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 83% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	92
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW - Madison Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from UW - Madison, 56% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Nuclear 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 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
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.