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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in civil eng at NJIT, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 51% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in civil eng at University at Buffalo, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 43% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 23% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at New York University Report

University of Maryland - College Park 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 suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Of the 27 students majoring in civil eng at Cornell, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at Cornell University Report

With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 12% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

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 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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