Student Success
At the University of Delaware, we know that the path to success starts long before graduation. As a student in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, you will have access to a variety of resources, programs, activities and opportunities to enhance your academic experience. When you graduate – whether you decide to launch a professional career or pursue additional studies – you will be well rounded and highly qualified for a successful future in engineering.
Information on this page is derived from UD’s career outcomes survey for the Class of 2017 and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s student survey of the Class of 2018.
%
of civil engineering graduates are employed or pursuing further education.
%
of environmental engineering graduates are employed or pursuing further education.
%
of construction engineering and management students complete a 26-week co-op.
Top Employers
Median Salaries
- AECOM
- Becker Morgan Group
- Pennoni
- American Contracting
- AMT
- Bohler
- CityScape Engineering
- Colliers Engineering & Design
- Delaware Department of Transportation
- H2M architects + engineers
- HDR
- Huron Consulting Group
- Insite Engineering
- Jacobs
- Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
- Joseph M Sanzari Construction
- KBR
- Kiewit
- Marine Solutions
- Michael Baker International
- Suburban Consulting Engineers
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Turner Construction Company
- Van Cleef Engineering
- WSP USA
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Graduate Schools include
University of California-Davis
University of California-Berkeley
Pennsylvania State University
University of Colorado
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Delaware
Stevens Institute of Technology
University of Virginia
Recent Internships and Research Opportunities
- Narragansett Engineering
- Undergraduate research
- WBCM
- Diamond Materials
- AECOM
- Stonefield Engineering & Design
- DelDOT
- JMT
- University of Delaware Department of Health and Safety
- National Grid
- Whitman, Requardt & Associates
- Neglia Engineering Associates
- County of Bergen, NJ
- North East Water Resources Network
- Karins and Associates
- Taylor Wiseman & Taylor
- Atlantic Traffic & Design Engineers, Inc.
- Whiting-Turner
- Woodard & Curran
- Century Engineering
- Ready Pac Foods
- Wilmington Area Planning Council
- McCormick Taylor
- PULLMANA
- Structural Group
- Turner Construction Company
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection
- Langan
- Skanska USA
- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program at University of Massachusetts
- Delaware Center for Transportation
- Diamond State Management
- Sungevity
- AMTRAK
- Kiely Construction
Recent Research Topics
“Homeowner Willingness to Accept a Voluntary Property Acquisition Offer to Reduce Hurricane Losses: A Statistical Model”
“Biochar Effect on Plant Growth, Water Availability, and Nutrient Removal”
“Experimental Evaluation of the Engineering Behavior of SoilBiochar Mixture as a Roadway Construction Material”
“How Biochar Can Help Sustain Our Environment”
“Operationalizing the Concept of Resilience: A Case Study of Flooding in North Carolina”
“Effects on Munition Due to Tidal Patterns”
“Hydrodynamics and Beach Erosion During Storms on Delaware Beaches”
“Shoreline Morphology Due to Vessel Generated Wakes”
“Investigation of Wind and Vessel Generated Wave Attenuation by Marsh Vegetation”
“Effect of Hurricane Retrofit Characteristics on Homeowners’ Decisions to Implement Them”
“Understanding Oil Removal Through Oil-Mineral-Microbial Flocculation Processes”
“Applying Biochar as Roadway Soil Amendment in New Castle County”
“Aerobic Bio-Digester for On-Site Food Waste Disposal”
Athletics
Varsity Cross Country
Track and Field
Men’s Crew
Intramural and Club Sports
Cockpit Crazies
Community Service
BuildOn
Puppy Raisers of the University of Delaware
Canine Companions at UD
UD Alternative Break
Gamma Sigma Sigma
Event Groups
Student Centers Programming Advisory Board (SCPAB)
Perkins Live
UDance
Greek Life
Phi Kappa Psi
Sigma Kappa
Alpha Delta Pi
Honors
Tau Beta Phi – Engineering Honor Society
Chi Epsilon – Civil Engineering Honor Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Interest Clubs
Veg Club
Photography Club
Sailing Club
Dungeons & Dragons
Church AV Team
Leadership
Blue Hen Ambassador
Blue Hen Leadership Program
Air Force and Army ROTC
Student Alumni Ambassadors
Student Athlete Mentor (HENS)
Performance Groups
DelReMi A Capella
Isodynamic Dance Group
Marching Band
Orchestra
Choir
Professional & Academic
Sigma Phi Delta – Engineering Fraternity
Alpha Omega Epsilon – Engineering Sorority
American Society of Engineers
American Society of Highway Engineers
University of Delaware Collegiate FFA
Engineers Without Borders
McNair Scholars