2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region
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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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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for civil engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for civil engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,035 |
Washington | 209 |
Oregon | 98 |
Nevada | 55 |
Hawaii | 23 |
Alaska | 11 |
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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 |
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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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