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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

32 Colleges
$66,469 Avg Salary
$25,042 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges.

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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Civil Engineering at New York University Report

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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