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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 32 students majoring in civil eng at Colorado State, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Of the 20 students majoring in civil eng at BYU, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 84% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Utah Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in civil eng at CU Anschutz, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Montana State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Montana State University Report

#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 14% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Wyoming Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 167
Utah 84
Idaho 29
Montana 8
Wyoming 11

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 12 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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