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Vanderbilt University BS in Civil Engineering

17 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 Vanderbilt University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Vanderbilt BS in Civil Eng

#16 in the U.S
#1 in Tennessee

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. Vanderbilt is in the top 10% of the country for civil eng. More specifically it was ranked #16 out of 253 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for Vanderbilt.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)8
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)8
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)9
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)10
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates12
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates13
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools13
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools14
Best Civil Engineering Schools16
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates22
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates25
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)66
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering74
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering84
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)87
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)102
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering102
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering116
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering117
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans125
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)130
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)135
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)148
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering179
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans182
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)198
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)200
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering220
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering233
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering235
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans240
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering241
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans241
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering245

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

$54,158 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,199 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$52,781$52,781
Fees$1,377$1,377
Books and Supplies$1,194$1,194
On Campus Room and Board$17,670$17,670
On Campus Other Expenses$3,022$3,022

Learn more about Vanderbilt tuition and fees.

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

$67,324 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt make an average of $67,324 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Online degrees for the Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
47.1% Women
23.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 17 bachelor’s degrees in civil eng awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in civil eng in 2019-2020, 47.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.5% of civil eng bachelor’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering17

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering53
Chemical Engineering41
Computer Engineering23
Electrical Engineering22
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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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