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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #47 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in civil eng at U-M, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 50% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Western Michigan University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Wayne State University

With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Full Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 370
Ohio 175
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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