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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 78 students majoring in civil eng at Northeastern, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 85% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 30 students majoring in civil eng at MIT, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#5

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

About 28% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 72% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Norwich University Report

#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts 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 #6 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Of the 21 students majoring in civil eng at Tufts, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Women make up 67% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in civil eng at URI, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Women make up 18% 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 238
Connecticut 49
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 20
Maine 15
Vermont 30

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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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