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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada

2 Colleges
$61,082 Avg Salary
$23,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Nevada Schools in Civil Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best school in Nevada for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Nevada. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,035
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Hawaii 23
Alaska 11

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

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

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 2 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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