Maryland contains five schools that offer civil engineering programs. Johns Hopkins University, the highest-ranking civil engineering school in MD, has a total student population of 20,383 and is the 19th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 civil engineering schools in Maryland, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Johns Hopkins University comes out as the most expensive ($25,509/yr), with The Community College of Baltimore County as the lowest recorded at only $5,035/yr.
Civil Engineering students from Maryland 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 Maryland alone, there are 2,070 employed civil engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of $51,440. Civil engineers in this state earn $85,660/yr and there are 6,840 employed.
Also, within the civil engineering schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from civil engineering, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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