2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Of the 39 students majoring in civil eng at USU, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.
Women make up 49% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
About 38% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 63% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
About 30% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 70% are male.
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University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 16% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in civil eng at the school are women while 71% are male.
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University of Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in civil eng at U of I, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 13% of the civil eng majors at the school.
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University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in civil eng at UW, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 496 |
| Utah | 251 |
| Idaho | 152 |
| Montana | 134 |
| Wyoming | 63 |
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 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.