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

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

Civil Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school 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 University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in Massachusetts. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

Women make up 31% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Of the 17 students majoring in civil eng at UMass Amherst, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in civil eng at WPI, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#7

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology Report

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

Western New England 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

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 10 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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