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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in civil eng at Princeton, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 7 students majoring in civil eng at NYU, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at New York University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at The City College of New York

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 7 students majoring in civil eng at Cornell, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in civil eng at Columbia, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Women make up 33% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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