Civil Engineering at Stanford 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 Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 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.

Stanford Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Stanford does offer online education options in civil eng for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 140 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	36
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Environmental Engineers	8,790	$105,480
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.