2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 199 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the United States for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
Women make up 43% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Out of the 199 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 169 students majoring in civil eng at UIUC, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 61% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 140 students majoring in civil eng at Stanford, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 19% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 111 students majoring in civil eng at Columbia, 65% are male and 35% are female.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Women make up 22% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 78% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 27% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 49% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Northeastern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Women make up 27% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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University of California - Davis ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
About 48% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 52% are male.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 75 students majoring in civil eng at UCSD, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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With a ranking of #15, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 45% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 55% are male.
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With a ranking of #16, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 68 students majoring in civil eng at Georgia Tech, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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University of Florida landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Of the 64 students majoring in civil eng at UF, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 62 students majoring in civil eng at NC State, 85% are male and 15% are female.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 24% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 76% are male.
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University at Buffalo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
About 29% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 71% are male.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #23, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 21% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Northwestern University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Women make up 46% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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San Jose State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Women make up 40% 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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 30 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 32 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
| 33 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 34 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 35 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 37 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 37 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 37 | New York University | New York, NY |
Civil Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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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