2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
About 40% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 60% are male.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in civil eng at UW - Madison, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 44% of the civil eng majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Women make up 11% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.
Women make up 12% of the civil eng majors at the school.
University of Dayton 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in civil eng at UDayton, 74% are male and 26% are female.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 155 |
| Illinois | 370 |
| Ohio | 175 |
| Indiana | 148 |
| Wisconsin | 67 |
Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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