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

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 166 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in civil eng at University of Virginia, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 3 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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