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2026 Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools

There are 3 schools that offer a degree in Civil Engineering mostly online. Learn more about the most popular online schools below:

With all the Civil Engineering programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You’re no longer limited to schools in your local area, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States offering mostly-online programs for Civil Engineering students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with mostly-online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools.

Our 2026 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular online school in the U.S. for Civil Engineering majors. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school located in Rolla, MO. Roughly 71% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. During the most recent year for which we have data, 167 people earned their degree in Civil Engineering from this school. Women make up 24% of the Civil Engineering students at the school. Early-career graduates of the school earn a median salary of $75,542. Read full report on Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular online colleges for Civil Engineering majors. Auburn University is a public school located in Auburn, AL. About 71% of degrees in Civil Engineering here are earned online. During the most recent year for which we have data, 154 people earned their degree in Civil Engineering from this school. Women make up 23% of the Civil Engineering students at the school. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $50,578. Full Civil Engineering at Auburn University Report

Michigan Technological University comes in at #3 on our 2026 list of the most popular online colleges for Civil Engineering majors. Located in Houghton, MI, this is a public institution. Roughly 60% of this program’s degrees are awarded to online students. During the most recent year for which we have data, 112 people earned their degree in Civil Engineering from this school. Women make up 28% of the Civil Engineering students at the school. The median salary of the school’s graduates early in their careers is $68,856. Full Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

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More Civil Engineering Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 19,293
Structural Engineering 338
Civil Engineering 173
Transportation Engineering 127
Water Resources Engineering 53
Geoenvironmental Engineering 21
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Electrical Engineering 26,760
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical Engineering 13,914
General Engineering 13,411

References

*The average salary above is for the top 3 schools only.

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