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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in California

21 Colleges
$68,987 Avg Salary
$19,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #28 most popular major in California with 1,035 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in California 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 #6 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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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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California State University - Fullerton 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. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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With a ranking of #10, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

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 21 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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