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

39 Colleges
$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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southeast 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in the Southeast Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 30% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Florida

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 15% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

About 21% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 79% are male.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clemson University

University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in civil eng at UofL, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Louisville

#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in civil eng at GMU, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 166
Florida 288
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
Alabama 77
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 10

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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