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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

21 Colleges
$70,613 Avg Salary

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

Civil Engineering is the #41 most popular major in California with 3,198 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 179 students majoring in civil eng at UC Berkeley, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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

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Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 52 students majoring in civil eng at USC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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San Jose State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in civil eng at San Jose State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in civil eng at Cal State Fullerton, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

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 #10, University of California - Irvine 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 Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very 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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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 581
Oregon 327
Nevada 179
Hawaii 98
Alaska 54

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 21 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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