by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology. 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, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WIT was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #5 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for WIT.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WIT paid an average of $1,128 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,970 | $35,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,966 | $14,966 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,750 | $3,750 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at WIT took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,346.
The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WIT is $65,825 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $57,979.
WIT 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 WIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.7% of the civil eng students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 27.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at WIT in 2019-2020, 12.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 75 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 63 |
| Computer Engineering | 35 |
| Electrical Engineering | 41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 113 |
*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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