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 University of Alabama in Huntsville. 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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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 UAH was ranked #192 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAH.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAH was $978 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $427 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,730 | $22,126 |
Fees | $1,608 | $1,608 |
Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,652 | $10,652 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,076 | $4,076 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at UAH took out an average of $24,146 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,346.
civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from UAH make an average of $58,943 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $57,979.
UAH 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 UAH Online Learning page.
About 25.0% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the civil eng bachelor’s degrees at UAH in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 | 24 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 79 |
Chemical Engineering | 53 |
Computer Engineering | 56 |
Electrical Engineering | 51 |
Mechanical Engineering | 122 |
*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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