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2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 238
Connecticut 49
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 20
Maine 15
Vermont 30

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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