2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees and certificates awarded 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 443 |
| Ohio | 746 |
| Illinois | 816 |
| Indiana | 487 |
| Wisconsin | 410 |
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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
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).
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