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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$70,613 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,102 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 35% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 65% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 27% of the civil eng majors at the school.

Full Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at New York University Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in New York. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 37% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in New York. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Of the 22 students majoring in civil eng at RPI, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Cooper Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 42% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 58% are male.

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The City College of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

About 44% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Civil Engineering at The City College of New York Report

#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #10, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,000
Maryland 300
New Jersey 670
District of Columbia 111
Delaware 89

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 12 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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