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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #50 in the country. In fact 21,388 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in the New England Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 29% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the New England Region . UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Maine Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the New England Region . MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 60% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

About 60% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island

#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 720
Connecticut 240
New Hampshire 73
Maine 61
Rhode Island 74
Vermont 80

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 11 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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