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General Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

General Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

If you plan to study general civil engineering, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern General Civil Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Civil Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Civil Engineering

Northwestern General Civil Engineering Rankings

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

General Civil Engineering Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Civil Engineering Master’s Program

42% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general civil engineering master's degrees went to men and 42% went to 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 general civil engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 9
International Students 28
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 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
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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