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General Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University

If you plan to study General Civil Engineering, consider the program at Western Michigan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 general civil engineering degrees were awarded at Western Michigan University.

Studying Online at Western Michigan University

Distance learning is available at Western Michigan University. Of 16,744 students, 2,238 (13%) studied exclusively online and 7,676 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Civil Engineering graduates at Western Michigan University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Civil Engineering graduates at Western Michigan University are 28% women (8) and 72% men (21).

General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Western Michigan University

Among the 23 bachelor’s general civil engineering graduates at Western Michigan University, 22% were women (5) and 78% were men (18).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of General Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Michigan University, lower than the national average of 38%.*

General Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Western Michigan University

Of the 3 master’s general civil engineering graduates at Western Michigan University, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Western Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	3

General Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Western Michigan University

Of the 3 doctoral general civil engineering graduates at Western Michigan University, 33% were women (1) and 67% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Western Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	3

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Civil Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Civil Engineering program at Western Michigan University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Civil Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$86,573
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Civil Engineers	$72,457

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.