Civil Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 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.

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 179 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	51
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Biomedical 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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.