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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Women make up 38% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Idaho Report

#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Wyoming Report

Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 67% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Utah State University Report

#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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 #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly 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 of Utah Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Brigham Young University - Provo 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 #9 on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 167
Utah 84
Idaho 29
Montana 8
Wyoming 11

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 9 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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