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. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,534 per credit hour for out-of-state students. 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 |
civil eng who receive their master’s degree from Virginia Tech make an average of $72,298 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $67,751.
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech civil eng master’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.
Women made up around 30.5% of the civil eng students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 31.7%.
Around 17.1% of civil eng master’s degree recipients at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 42 |
| 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 | 105 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 29 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 |
| Computer Engineering | 49 |
*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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