Civil Engineering Schools In New Jersey
New Jersey has 14 accredited civil engineering schools where civil engineering faculty who teach civil engineering classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in civil engineering in the state of New Jersey, which encompasses civil engineering training at the following levels:
- Civil Engineering Certificate
- Associates degree in Civil Engineering
- Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering
- Masters degree in Civil Engineering
- PhD degree in Civil Engineering
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Professional Trends
New Jersey Vs. National Civil Engineering Employment
| New Jersey | 10,330 |
| National | 415,840 |
Approximately 2% of the country's civil engineering professionals work in New Jersey state.
Employment Growth for Civil engineering professionals In New Jersey
| 11,420 | 11,300 | 11,410 | 10,810 | 10,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Civil Engineering is a shrinking field in New Jersey. In New Jersey, 1,090 less civil engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New Jersey, this field has shrunk by 10% in four years. This decline is faster than the national trend for civil engineering professionals which shows a 3% decrease in the number of civil engineering professionals working around the nation.
Civil Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey
| $56,257 | $58,920 | $59,583 | $62,270 | $64,220 |
| $50,031 | $52,191 | $53,328 | $54,026 | $55,877 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Civil Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of civil engineering professionals is declining, the salaries paid to civil engineering professionals are increasing in New Jersey. In 2006 civil engineering professionals made a mean salary of $56,257 per year, and in 2010 they made $64,220 per year.
Salary percentiles for Civil engineering professionals in New Jersey
10th percentile |
$39,580 |
25th percentile |
$49,360 |
50th percentile |
$62,090 |
75th percentile |
$76,397 |
90th percentile |
$91,370 |
Thus, there was a 12% growth in civil engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of civil engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid civil engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 131%
Average Salaries for Civil engineering professionals and related professions in New Jersey
Architecture |
$65,397 |
Civil Engineering |
$64,220 |
Construction Management |
$78,940 |
Drafting |
$55,878 |
Engineering |
$78,317 |
Civil engineering professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Civil Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 24 |
As the number of civil engineering professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 14 accredited civil engineering schools in New Jersey state is increasing. In 2006, 366 students graduated from civil engineering courses in New Jersey. And in 2010, 397 students graduated.
Thus there was a 8% percent increase in the number of civil engineering school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. A majority of these graduates, or 29%, graduated with an associate's degree in civil engineering.