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Columbia University in the City of New York BS in Civil Engineering

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,324 Average Salary

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia BS in Civil Eng

#6 in the U.S
#1 in New York

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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for civil eng majors, Columbia came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)4
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering5
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)5
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates6
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Civil Engineering Schools6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)7
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)10
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)24
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)24
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates27
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)37
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering38
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)39
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering46
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)68
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering95
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans100
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans104
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)108
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering111
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans143
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)149
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans167
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering170
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering174
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering199
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)216
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering218
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering237
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering259

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

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,896 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,864$57,864
Fees$2,668$2,668
Books and Supplies$1,318$1,318
On Campus Room and Board$12,394$12,394
On Campus Other Expenses$2,220$2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

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

$67,324 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $67,324 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Columbia Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Columbia 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 Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
46.4% Women
39.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 28 students received their bachelor’s degree in civil eng. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 46.4% of the civil eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.3% of the civil eng bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities8

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Columbia

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering28

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering54
Chemical Engineering39
Computer Engineering19
Electrical Engineering45
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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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