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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$70,613 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 393 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in New York 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 New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in New York for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Manhattan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in New York. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

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

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University 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. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The City College of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 10 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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