by our College Data Analytics TeamCivil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Part-time graduates at RPI paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,600 | $55,600 |
| Fees | $2,725 | $2,725 |
Online degrees for the RPI civil eng doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their PhD in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28.2%.
None of the civil eng doctor’s degree recipients at RPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 2 |
| Trasportation Engineering | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 11 |
| Electrical Engineering | 12 |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 |
*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.