by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Connecticut. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCONN was ranked #46 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #1 in Connecticut.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCONN.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UCONN paid an average of $1,545 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $601 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,406 | $37,074 |
| Fees | $3,428 | $3,428 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,258 | $13,258 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,032 | $3,032 |
Learn more about UCONN tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCONN took out an average of $26,358 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,346.
civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCONN make an average of $63,275 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $57,979.
Online degrees for the UCONN 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 UCONN Online Learning page.
About 28.1% of the students who received their BS in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 27.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at UCONN in 2019-2020, 23.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 89 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 106 |
| Chemical Engineering | 93 |
| Computer Engineering | 84 |
| Electrical Engineering | 89 |
| Engineering Physics | 15 |
*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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