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 Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in civil eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their master’s degree from UW - Madison is $65,657 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $67,751.
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its civil eng master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.9% of the civil eng students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.9% of the civil eng master’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 72 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 10 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 31 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | 83 |
*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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