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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

40 Colleges
$60,648 Avg Salary
$25,060 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Southeast 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.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for civil engineering students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 40 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Central Florida Report

#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Louisville Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges 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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