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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$67,331 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering School for You

Construction Engineering is the #233 most popular major in Illinois with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the most popular school in Illinois for construction engineering students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Construction Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, construction engineering graduates from Bradley take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Bradley University

Best Construction Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 105
Indiana 37
Wisconsin 6

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 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 Daniel Christensen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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