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2023 Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$60,656 Avg Salary
$25,759 Avg Student Debt

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for civil engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

While working on their degree, civil eng majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $25,125 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $273.

Full Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

While working on their degree, civil eng majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $389.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for civil engineering students pursuing an online degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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Explore the most popular online civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 322
Minnesota 201
Kansas 150
Iowa 264
Nebraska 130
North Dakota 123
South Dakota 110

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Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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