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General Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University

General Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a general civil engineering school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general civil engineering program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WKU General Civil Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Civil Engineering

WKU General Civil Engineering Rankings

The general civil engineering major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Civil Engineering Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general civil engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering 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 general civil engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Civil Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general civil engineering 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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