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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg BS in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’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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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg BS in Civil Eng

#141 in the U.S
#11 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #141 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #11 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Harrisburg.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering 7
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering 68
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates 70
Best Colleges for Civil Engineering 141
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering 160
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans 161

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Civil Eng from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg Civil Eng BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Harrisburg took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,346.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Civil Eng From Penn State Harrisburg?

$60,000 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg make an average of $60,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

78 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
14.1% Women
10.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 78 bachelor’s degrees in civil eng handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 14.1% of the civil eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 25.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019, 10.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 64
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 62
Structural Engineering 16

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 39
Mechanical Engineering 113

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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