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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges
$67,745 Avg Salary
$27,191 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Top Massachusetts Schools in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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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