2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 199 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Civil Engineering
Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Full Civil Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 169 students majoring in civil eng at UIUC, 70% are male and 30% are female.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Out of the 199 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
About 39% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 61% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Out of the 199 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Of the 140 students majoring in civil eng at Stanford, 54% are male and 46% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Women make up 19% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 111 students majoring in civil eng at Columbia, 65% are male and 35% are female.
Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 22% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.
About 22% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 78% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 27% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 49% of the civil eng majors at the school.
With a ranking of #11, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 27% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Full Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #11, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Northeastern University
University of California - Davis landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 52% are male.
With a ranking of #14, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
Of the 75 students majoring in civil eng at UCSD, 73% are male and 27% are female.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of California - San Diego
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 55% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #16, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 68 students majoring in civil eng at Georgia Tech, 69% are male and 31% are female.
Full Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #17, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 64 students majoring in civil eng at UF, 70% are male and 30% are female.
North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 62 students majoring in civil eng at NC State, 85% are male and 15% are female.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 76% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
University at Buffalo ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo
With a ranking of #20, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 71% are male.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Southern California ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Southern California Report
Clemson University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 21% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Northwestern University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 46% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Northwestern University
California State University - Fullerton came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at California State University - Fullerton
Rest of the Top Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 30 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 32 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
| 33 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 34 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 35 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
| 37 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 37 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 37 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
Civil Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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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