2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Of the 24 students majoring in civil eng at NC State, 79% are male and 21% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 56% are male.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Central Florida Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus
Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in civil eng at Virginia Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Women make up 17% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Duke University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 18% of the civil eng majors at the school.
University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 18% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Clemson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Of the 11 students majoring in civil eng at Clemson, 82% are male and 18% are female.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Women make up 30% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 166 |
Florida | 288 |
Georgia | 108 |
North Carolina | 143 |
Tennessee | 73 |
Kentucky | 58 |
Louisiana | 32 |
Alabama | 77 |
South Carolina | 81 |
Mississippi | 8 |
Arkansas | 17 |
West Virginia | 10 |
Civil Engineering Related Majors
One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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