Civil Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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 - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 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.

UCSD Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD 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 UCSD

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

UCSD Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 75 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Engineering Physics
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.