Civil Engineering at Virginia Military Institute

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 Virginia Military Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,698. In 2021, 52 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from VMI.

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.

VMI Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

VMI Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at VMI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools	2
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools	145

Earnings of VMI Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at VMI is $47,030. 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 VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from VMI. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VMI also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Engineers	4,190	$118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$86,330

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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.