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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$64,919 Avg Salary
$26,542 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #54 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 220 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

The Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a .

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for civil engineering students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Widener University

#8

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Bucknell University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
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 8 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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