Civil Engineering at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wyoming in 2021, 52 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 Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at UW 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 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
Most Focused Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	105
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UW. This makes it the #153 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $57,106. This is less than $61,387, which is the national average of all civil eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 civil eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

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

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

UW also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Energy Systems Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Petroleum 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Civil Engineers	850	$85,220
Petroleum Engineers	460	$115,250
Environmental Engineers	230	$93,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	180	$130,590
Mining and Geological Engineers	150	$93,990

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.