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Northeastern University BS in Civil Engineering

81 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,800 Average Salary
$29,500 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Civil Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Civil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Northeastern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Northeastern BS in Civil Eng

#17 in the U.S
#2 in Massachusetts

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Northeastern is in the top 10% of the country for civil eng. More specifically it was ranked #17 out of 253 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates3
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates7
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools9
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering10
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)12
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering15
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)15
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Civil Engineering Schools17
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans17
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)19
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools21
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools23
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering28
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)31
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)34
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering38
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans39
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)44
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)46
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)54
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)65
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering66
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering71
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering72
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)75
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)89
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)109
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)113
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering141
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)151
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)159
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering192
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)211
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)215
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)219
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering239

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Civil Eng from Northeastern Cost?

$55,452 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$29,500 Average Student Debt

Northeastern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northeastern paid an average of $1,638 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,360$54,360
Fees$1,092$1,092
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,480$17,480
On Campus Other Expenses$1,800$1,800

Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.

Northeastern Civil Eng BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northeastern took out an average of $29,500 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $23,346.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Civil Eng From Northeastern?

$67,800 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern is $67,800 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Northeastern Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Northeastern does not offer an online option for its civil eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

81 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
49.4% Women
23.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 81 students received their bachelor’s degree in civil eng. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 49.4% of the civil eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian7
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White44
International Students13
Other Races/Ethnicities10

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Northeastern

Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering81

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemical Engineering128
Computer Engineering109
Electrical Engineering84
Mechanical Engineering250
Industrial Engineering68

View All Civil Engineering Related Majors >

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.

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