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.

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 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.

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, 79% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 80% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	98

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.