Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 35 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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.

WKU Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng

WKU Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how WKU performed in these rankings.

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 WKU 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 Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	237

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from WKU Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $50,759. 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 WKU

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

WKU Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 civil eng majors earned their bachelor's degree from WKU. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Civil Engineers	3,380	$82,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineers	740	$79,690
Environmental Engineers	420	$80,900
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.