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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$60,958 Avg Salary
$24,364 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,102 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found University at Buffalo to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 20% of the civil eng majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at University at Buffalo take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,387.

Full Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#2

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great place for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

Women make up 28% of the civil eng majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Manhattan take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,482. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Civil Engineering at Manhattan College Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in New York. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

About 37% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 63% are male.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Clarkson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in New York. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

Of the 56 students majoring in civil eng at Clarkson, 70% are male and 30% are female.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $538, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clarkson University

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 49 students majoring in civil eng at CCNY, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Civil Eng majors at CCNY take out an average of $17,106 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Civil Engineering at The City College of New York Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in civil eng at SUNY Stony Brook, 63% are male and 37% are female.

The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at SUNY Stony Brook take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,380.

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With a ranking of #7, United States Military Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of West Point, West Point is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at United States Military Academy Report

#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the civil eng majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng graduates from NYU carry an average student debt load of $22,146.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at New York University

#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in civil eng at Cornell, 41% are male and 59% are female.

The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Cornell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $13,492.

Full Civil Engineering at Cornell University Report

#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Syracuse University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,000
Maryland 300
New Jersey 670
District of Columbia 111
Delaware 89

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

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 15 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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