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Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received their master's degree in civil eng.

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.

Northwestern Civil Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Northwestern Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Civil Engineering Master’s Program

46% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in civil eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Civil Engineers 10,970 $94,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Engineers 4,000 $87,220
Environmental Engineers 1,410 $92,200
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010

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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