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Virginia Tech BS in Civil Engineering

189 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$64,493 Average Salary
$25,000 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 Virginia Tech. 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 Virginia Tech BS in Civil Eng

#24 in the U.S
#1 in Virginia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for civil eng. More specifically it was ranked #24 out of 253 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia Tech.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering 4
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 5
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 5
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 7
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 15
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 17
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 18
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 19
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 24
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 24
Best Civil Engineering Schools 24
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 25
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 25
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans 29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 30
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 34
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 38
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering 38
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering 40
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 43
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 47
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 49
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 51
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 53
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 55
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 55
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 57
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 57
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 58
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 59
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates 60
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 62
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 63
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates 63
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 70
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 71
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates 74
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates 78

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

$13,749 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,248 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,420 $29,960
Fees $2,329 $2,933
Books and Supplies $1,100 $1,100
On Campus Room and Board $9,556 $9,556
On Campus Other Expenses $3,350 $3,350

Learn more about Virginia Tech tuition and fees.

Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,346.

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

$64,493 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech make an average of $64,493 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

189 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
17.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 189 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

About 33.3% of the students who received their BS in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. 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 Virginia Tech in 2019-2020, 17.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 142
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 189

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 138
Agricultural Engineering 54
Chemical Engineering 110
Computer Engineering 179
Electrical Engineering 133

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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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