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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$64,492 Avg Salary
$26,391 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Civil Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for civil engineering students. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

With a ranking of #9, Merrimack College did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

Full Civil Engineering at Merrimack College Report

#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 238
Connecticut 49
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 20
Maine 15
Vermont 30

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 17 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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