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.

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

UW Civil Engineering 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 66% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 33% went to 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	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	63

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

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