Civil Engineering
Educational and Professional Requirements
Educational Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Optional: Master's Degree
Professional Requirements
- Passing your Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination
- Passing your Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examination
- 4 years of work experience prior to becoming a professional engineer
Top College Universities
Top College for Civil Engineering in Oregon
Oregon State University
Ranked #78 in the Country, but ranked #1 in the state of Oregon in civil engineering.
Best College for Civil Engineering in the Country
University of California- Berkley
Ranked as the #1 civil engineering school in the country and has 6:1 student-faculty ratio.
Best online College for Engineering
Columbia University (Fu Foundation)
Ranked #1 for best engineering online programs and is perfect for already working students.
Facts of OSU
- In Corvallis, Oregon
- 90 minutes outside of downtown Portland
- Population: 55,345 people
- Recognized as a top college town
- Has over 60 miles of trails to spend time with nature
- There is an Art Center by Central Park that is housed in a historic church
- The student faculty ratio is 21:1
- Tuition is $8,538 in-state, and $23.469 out of state
- The programs offered are Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate- professional practice, Doctorate- research/scholarship
- Only 27.5% of classes have fewer than20 students in them
Facts of UC- Berkeley
- In Berkeley, California
- 13 miles away from San Francisco
- Population: 115,403 people
- 40 research centers
- Explore nearby San Francisco
- Take a trip to the local beaches
- See the UC Botanical Garden
- Student Faculty ratio is 6:1
- 248 full time faculty members
- Tuition is in-state $11,220 and out of state $26,322
- 1,889 enrolled full time students
Facts of CU
- Online: good for full time working people
- Tuition in and out of state $1,640
- 72 full time faculty teaching courses accessible online