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California State University - Northridge BS in Civil Engineering

141 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$58,092 Average Salary
$17,756 Average Student Debt

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 California State University - Northridge. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the CSUN BS in Civil Eng

#146 in the U.S
#22 in California

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 CSUN was ranked #146 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #22 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for CSUN.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 17
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid) 17
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering 29
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 33
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering 34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 35
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 44
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 46
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 46
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 46
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 47
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) 48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 48
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 51
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 53
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 103
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 105
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 109
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 120
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering 135
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 140
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans 141
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 145
Best Civil Engineering Schools 146
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates 148
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering 166
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates 172

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Civil Eng from CSUN Cost?

$7,017 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$17,756 Average Student Debt

CSUN Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,742 $17,622
Fees $1,275 $1,275
Books and Supplies $1,486 $1,486
On Campus Room and Board $11,662 $11,662
On Campus Other Expenses $3,152 $3,152

Learn more about CSUN tuition and fees.

CSUN Civil Eng BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUN in Civil Eng walked away with an average of $17,756 in student debt. That is 24% lower than the national average of $23,346.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Civil Eng From CSUN?

$58,092 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUN is $58,092 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $57,979.

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Does CSUN Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

CSUN does not offer an online option for its civil eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUN Online Learning page.

CSUN Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

141 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
24.8% Women
44.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 141 bachelor’s degrees in civil eng awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 24.8% of the students who received their BS in civil eng in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 44.7% of civil eng bachelor’s degree recipients at CSUN in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 41
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 14
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at CSUN

Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 141

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 41
Electrical Engineering 85
Mechanical Engineering 226
Manufacturing Engineering 14

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References

*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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