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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

27 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 27 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Catholic University of America 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 #10 on the list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

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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