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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Civil Engineering
Leading the list is University Of Notre Dame, our #1 school for civil engineering. Set in the suburb of Notre Dame, University Of Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 95%. There were roughly 18 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Civil Engineering graduates of University Of Notre Dame earn a median of $74,499 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $20,100.
More information about a degree in civil engineering from University Of Notre Dame
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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