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Amherst, MA · Civil engineering

Civil engineering at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 81 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 32nd of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#32 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year811% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$22Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Lab II, Engineering Laboratory, Agricultural Engineering Center, Agricultural Engineering North, Agricultural Engineering Annex A, Agricultural Engineering Annex B, Agricultural Engineering South, Knowles Engineering Bulding, Sustainable Engineering Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 82
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 82
  3. University of Southern California 81
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 81
  5. Northwestern University 80
  6. Duke University 80
  7. Cornell University 79
  8. The Ohio State University 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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.

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