2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 200 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the United States
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Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the United States for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out of the 200 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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Out of the 200 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of California - Davis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
North Carolina State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Northeastern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
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University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #21 on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Oregon State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
Clemson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Southern California landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Civil Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 33 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 33 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 36 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 36 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 36 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 39 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 40 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
Civil Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
| 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.
- 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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