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2023 Best Construction Engineering Schools

18 Colleges
$74,870 Avg Salary
$24,467 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 288 people earned a degree or certificate in construction engineering, making the major the #208 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Construction Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Construction Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for construction engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for construction engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering schools in the United States. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Engineering Schools ranking. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for construction engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Engineering Schools ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Construction Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Construction Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Daniel Christensen.

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