Civil Engineering at Wayne State University

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Wayne State 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Wayne State since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Wayne State, 57% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	61

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Civil Engineers	7,270	$82,240
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Environmental Engineers	1,420	$93,770

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
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