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 Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in civil eng, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
About 46.7% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in civil eng at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020, 13.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 20 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 4 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 |
| Computer Engineering | 11 |
*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.