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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

32 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Jose State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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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
California 1,035
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Nevada 55
Hawaii 23
Alaska 11

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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