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

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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

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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 Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Northeastern University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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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 6 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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