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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region 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 analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in civil eng at UMass Amherst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 7 students majoring in civil eng at Northeastern, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 6 students majoring in civil eng at UMaine, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Of the 5 students majoring in civil eng at UNH, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the New England Region . MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in civil eng at MIT, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Women make up 60% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large 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 11 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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