2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 187 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the United States. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
Out of the 187 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the 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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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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With a ranking of #10, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
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Villanova University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of Southern California ranked #12 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Cornell University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
North Carolina State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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University of Notre Dame landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. 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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With a ranking of #19, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #20, Manhattan College did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.
With a ranking of #21, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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With a ranking of #22, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Michigan State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Civil Engineering students that almost earned our Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 30 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 31 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 32 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 33 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 34 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 35 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 36 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 37 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
Civil Engineering by Region
View the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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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 Majors Related 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.
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