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Civil Engineering Technology at Murray State University

Civil Engineering Technology at Murray State University

What traits are you looking for in a civil engineering tech school? To help you decide if Murray State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil engineering tech program.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Civil Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Murray State Civil Engineering Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering Tech

Murray State Civil Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil engineering tech progam at Murray State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil engineering tech major at Murray State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 4
Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools 5
6
Best Civil Engineering Trade Schools 6
Most Focused Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 8
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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools 20
Most Focused Civil Engineering Trade Schools 24
Most Focused Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools 94
Most Popular Civil Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools 94

Earnings of Murray State Civil Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of civil engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Murray State is $58,121. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $57,999 for all civil engineering tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Civil Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil engineering tech majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of civil engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical civil engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil engineering tech at Murray State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a bachelor's in civil engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Murray State also has a doctoral program available in civil engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a civil engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering Technology 30

Careers That Civil Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Civil Engineering Technicians 2,140 $46,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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