2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Women make up 30% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
About 46% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 54% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Of the 36 students majoring in civil eng at UW - Madison, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 44% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 11% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 12% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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University of Dayton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
Of the 23 students majoring in civil eng at UDayton, 74% are male and 26% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 443 |
| Ohio | 746 |
| Illinois | 816 |
| Indiana | 487 |
| Wisconsin | 410 |
Civil Engineering Related Majors
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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