2023 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Lawrence Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree civil engineering programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large 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 25 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.
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