Civil Engineering at Princeton University

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Princeton Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Princeton Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 civil eng majors earned their master's degree from Princeton. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Civil Engineers	8,020	$103,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Engineers	3,470	$114,990
Environmental Engineers	1,230	$88,360

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.