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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

21 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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 California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 179 students majoring in civil eng at UC Berkeley, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 54% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 48% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 45% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in civil eng at USC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 45 students majoring in civil eng at San Jose State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 45 students majoring in civil eng at Cal State Fullerton, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

About 45% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 55% are male.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 39% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 61% are male.

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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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