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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

33 Colleges
$66,939 Avg Salary
$22,077 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for civil engineering students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,035
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Nevada 55
Hawaii 23
Alaska 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 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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