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Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, 448 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

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 Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 24 students majoring in civil eng at NC State, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Full Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

Women make up 18% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 446
Virginia 616
Florida 1,166
Tennessee 326
Kentucky 220
South Carolina 310
Louisiana 247
Arkansas 118
Alabama 461
Mississippi 193
West Virginia 112

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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