Civil engineering at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 21 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 170th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where civil engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cherry Engineering, Engineering Research Center, Lucas Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the civil engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Music 64 · #242
- Nursing 63 · #244
- Art, music & theater 63 · #363
- Engineering (all) 62 · #226
- Accounting 62 · #244
- Art & design 55 · #407
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar with every school we score in civil engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.