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Civil Engineering Schools in California

California contains 25 schools that offer civil engineering programs. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest-ranking civil engineering school in CA, has a total student population of 38,550 and is the 7th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 25 civil engineering schools in California, only 20 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Clara University comes out as the most expensive ($35,245/yr), with California State University-Los Angeles as the lowest recorded at only $3,263/yr.

Civil Engineering students from California schools who go on to become civil engineers, civil engineering technicians, civil engineering designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 259,320 people working as civil engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $81,180. Also, Civil engineering technicians make on average $47,420 per year and there are about 82,690 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 7,980 employed civil engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of $62,040. Civil engineers in this state earn $91,910/yr and there are 38,430 employed.

Also, within the civil engineering schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from civil engineering, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Civil Engineering Programs in California

University of California-Los Angeles

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of Southern California

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Civil Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

California Institute of Technology

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

University of California-Davis

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of the Pacific

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Diego State University

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State University-Long Beach

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Santa Clara University

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Loyola Marymount University

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Civil Engineering, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

California State University-Fullerton

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Francisco State University

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Chico

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

San Jose State University

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State University-Northridge

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Sacramento

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

California State University-Los Angeles

• Civil Engineering, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Moorpark College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

Cabrillo College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Diablo Valley College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

San Joaquin Delta College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Rio Hondo College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

College of the Redwoods

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Victor Valley College

• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
  

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See Also

• Civil Engineering Information
• Salary Details for a Civil Engineer
• Online Civil Engineering Schools
• Online Civil Engineering Programs
• Online Civil Engineering Courses

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