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 Howard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’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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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. The bachelor's program at Howard was ranked #208 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #3 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Howard.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Howard paid an average of $1,108 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $26,464 | $26,464 |
Fees | $1,976 | $1,976 |
Books and Supplies | $1,900 | $1,900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,650 | $15,650 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,260 | $3,260 |
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The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Howard is $59,124 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $57,979.
Online degrees for the Howard civil eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Howard Online Learning page.
About 27.3% of the students who received their BS in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 27.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 81.8% of the civil eng bachelor’s degrees at Howard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
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 |
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General Civil Engineering | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 19 |
Computer Engineering | 8 |
Electrical Engineering | 3 |
Mechanical Engineering | 23 |
*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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