Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech

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 Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Virginia Tech 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	169
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	343

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.