Civil Engineering at Utah State University

If you plan to study civil engineering, take a look at what Utah State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from USU.

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.

USU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

USU Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at USU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Civil Engineering Schools	228
	228

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from USU. This makes it the #32 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #98 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USU Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $55,217. 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 USU

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

USU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from USU in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from USU, 85% 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 Utah State University with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Operations Research
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Computer 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Civil Engineers	2,910	$80,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Engineers	1,160	$89,810
Environmental Engineers	500	$76,530
Mining and Geological Engineers	340	$93,580

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.