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2023 Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree Schools

17 Colleges
$109,775 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for construction engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for construction engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 4 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. 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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very 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 Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 17 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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