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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges
$64,797 Avg Salary
$27,726 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #47 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges.

Top Michigan Schools in Civil Engineering

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in Michigan for civil engineering students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for civil engineering students. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 370
Ohio 175
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

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 6 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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