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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools

25 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 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for construction engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for construction engineering students. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 25 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Lawrence Technological University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering programs. 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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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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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 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 Daniel Christensen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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