2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Southeast 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 Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
George Mason University 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. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 166 |
| Florida | 288 |
| Georgia | 108 |
| North Carolina | 143 |
| Tennessee | 73 |
| Kentucky | 58 |
| Louisiana | 32 |
| Alabama | 77 |
| South Carolina | 81 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
| Arkansas | 17 |
| West Virginia | 10 |
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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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