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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$68,482 Avg Salary
$22,196 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 393 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

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 New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in New York. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The City College of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Cooper Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

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 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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