Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of roads, bridges, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, and water supply and sewage systems. The starting salary for a civil engineer with a Bachelors degree is $52,048 and the average salary is $74,600. Civil engineering is the largest branch of engineering with over 278,400 people in it. They are also projected to have a growth of 24%, much faster than the average of 11%. To get a license for civil engineering then you have to have a degree from an accredited engineering program, four years of relevant work experience, and completion af a state exam. A proffesional society for civil engineering is the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The tree top schooles for engineering are the University of Ilinois-Urbana-Champaign, the Massetucetts Institute of technology, and the University of California-Berkly.
