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Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

If you plan to study Civil Engineering, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus sits in Atlanta, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 217 civil engineering degrees were awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Many students take online classes at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Of 53,363 students, 25,257 (47%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,292 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Civil Engineering Rankings at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Civil Engineering program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#1 of 5
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#4 of 57
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#11 of 57
Best Value	Nationwide	#33 of 254
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#36 of 254

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#1 of 5
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#4 of 57
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#11 of 57
Best Value	Nationwide	#33 of 254
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#36 of 254

Earnings for Civil Engineering Graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Students who complete Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Civil Engineering program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$68,320
2 years	$69,079
3 years	$74,579
4 years	$86,279
5 years	$91,925

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Civil Engineering graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus take home a median $86,279, compared with $119,759 for all Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Civil Engineering graduates from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus comes in at $22,957.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Civil Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Civil Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus are 34% women (74) and 66% men (143).

Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 112 bachelor’s civil engineering degrees awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 29% were women (33) and 71% were men (79).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	55
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	11
Asian	15
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	9
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 42% of Civil Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, above the national average of 38%.*

Civil Engineering Master’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 84 master’s civil engineering degrees awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 38% were women (32) and 62% were men (52).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	3
Asian	4
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	35

Minority students account for 18% of Civil Engineering master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 19%.*

Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 21 doctoral civil engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 43% were women (9) and 57% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	18

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 5% of Civil Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 10%.*

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

More Specific Civil Engineering Concentrations at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

This Civil Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Civil Engineering	217

Highest-Paying Careers for Civil Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Civil Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Civil Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$138,303
Petroleum Engineers	$137,336
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Transportation Engineers	$120,210
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263

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.