2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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The Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for civil engineering students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
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Kansas State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 88 |
Minnesota | 49 |
Iowa | 79 |
Kansas | 44 |
Nebraska | 30 |
North Dakota | 9 |
South Dakota | 32 |
Civil Engineering Related Majors
One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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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