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.
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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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Women make up 30% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
About 27% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 73% are male.
Full Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 60% are male.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly 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.
With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. 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.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very 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.
Full Civil Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report
Wayne 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 12% of the civil eng majors at the school.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Wayne State University
University of Dayton 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. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Of the 23 students majoring in civil eng at UDayton, 74% are male and 26% are female.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Dayton
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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