2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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. 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 the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame 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 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
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With a ranking of #10, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 155 |
| Illinois | 370 |
| Ohio | 175 |
| Indiana | 148 |
| Wisconsin | 67 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
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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