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Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Clarkson University the most popular school in the United States for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

About 71% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 67% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Lawrence Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in civil eng at UofL, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate civil engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Civil Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools award.

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Civil Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 42 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.

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