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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

10 Colleges
$67,745 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Massachusetts 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 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for civil engineering students. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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Out of the 10 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology 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 large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

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#10

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

Western New England University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 49
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 20
Maine 15
Vermont 30

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 10 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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