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Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

3 Colleges
$61,156 Avg Salary
$26,075 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 74 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Civil Eng majors at URI take out an average of $25,149 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $342, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, civil eng graduates from RWU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Civil Engineering at Roger Williams University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 720
Connecticut 240
New Hampshire 73
Maine 61
Vermont 80

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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