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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the civil eng graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Lawrence Technological University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized 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 Michigan Technological University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

Full Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 443
Ohio 746
Illinois 816
Indiana 487
Wisconsin 410

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 4 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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