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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio

9 Colleges
$61,017 Avg Salary
$25,762 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 175 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #46 most popular major in Ohio.

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 Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Ohio. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

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With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 155
Illinois 370
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

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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