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2023 Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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$109,775 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 878 people earned a degree or certificate in construction engineering, making the major the #252 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the United States for construction engineering students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.

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With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Daniel Christensen.

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