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The University of Texas at Austin BS in Civil Engineering

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$66,159 Average Salary
$22,750 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 The University of Texas at Austin. 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 UT Austin BS in Civil Eng

#15 in the U.S
#2 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UT Austin is in the top 10% of the country for civil eng. More specifically it was ranked #15 out of 253 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering3
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering4
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)10
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering10
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering11
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools12
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering13
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)14
Best Civil Engineering Schools15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)15
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)18
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)21
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)21
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)23
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates24
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)26
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)28
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)30
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)33
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates45
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering52
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans54
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)55
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)56
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)59
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)59
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)62
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering65
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans73
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans113
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering114
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering146
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering156

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

$11,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$22,750 Average Student Debt

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,448$40,032
Books and Supplies$714$714
On Campus Room and Board$12,286$12,286
On Campus Other Expenses$4,480$4,480

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

UT Austin Civil Eng BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Austin took out an average of $22,750 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $23,346.

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

$66,159 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin is $66,159 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does UT Austin Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Online degrees for the UT Austin civil eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
29.9% Women
54.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 144 bachelor’s degrees in civil eng handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 29.9% 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 UT Austin in 2019-2020, 54.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian33
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino34
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White56
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities10

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at UT Austin

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering144

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering168
Architectural Engineering34
Biomedical Engineering131
Chemical Engineering180
Electrical Engineering359

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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