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Illinois Civil Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Civil Engineers in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Civil Engineers in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Champaign, Chicago, and Kankakee
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford, Bloomington, and Decatur
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Champaign, and Peoria

Salaries for Civil Engineers in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Bloomington, Rockford, and Chicago. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Civil Engineers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Civil Engineers in Illinois

Norwich University
Online

Offers MBA and Masters degree programs in many fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Civil Engineering
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Illinois Civil Engineering Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoDoctorate & First Professional7,277
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleMasters & First Professional13,398
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Civil Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Civil Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Civil Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Champaign260$67,0501.4
Chicago5,010$79,1400.6
Kankakee40$75,9200.6
Springfield120$77,4300.6
Peoria200$74,0800.6
Decatur40$71,7800.5
Bloomington40$83,5100.3
Rockford80$80,7600.3
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