Civil Engineering at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In 2021, 88 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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.

WVU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at WVU 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 WVU 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
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	88
Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	158

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from WVU. This makes it the #131 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WVU Civil Eng Graduates

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $62,059. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	61
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in civil eng from WVU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Civil Engineers	1,510	$82,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Petroleum Engineers	460	$111,400
Environmental Engineers	360	$69,800
Engineers	350	$91,420

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.