2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #29 in popularity, civil engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 32 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to civil engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt civil engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Eng

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

17 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Auburn University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

11 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Alabama

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	62
Virginia	127	34
Georgia	126	26
North Carolina	115	40
Mississippi	113	0
Louisiana	103	12
Tennessee	102	14
South Carolina	91	18
Kentucky	87	8

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	32

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	30
Electrical Engineering	29
Computer Engineering	28
Chemical Engineering	17
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	13
Materials Engineering	12
Industrial Engineering	9
Biomedical Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	7
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.