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2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

14 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. 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.

The Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States 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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the Plains States Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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 Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota 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. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 88
Minnesota 49
Iowa 79
Kansas 44
Nebraska 30
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 32

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 14 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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