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Civil Engineering at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

UK Civil Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Civil Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Civil Engineering from UK in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Civil Engineers 3,380 $82,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,940 $117,490
Engineers 740 $79,690
Environmental Engineers 420 $80,900
Engineering Professors 170 $80,500

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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