by our College Data Analytics Team
Civil Engineering is offered at a wide range of schools, with many schools offering the program in a mostly-online format. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most civil engineering students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in civil engineering at each of the 36 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the most popular online civil engineering schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
No school graduates more civil engineering students than Purdue University Main Campus this year. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public university. Purdue University Main Campus graduated around 126 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for Purdue University Main Campus
A rank of #2 makes Columbia University In The City Of New York one of the most popular schools for civil engineering. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. Columbia University In The City Of New York graduated around 115 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign ranks #3 for civil engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. This school awarded about 108 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about civil engineering at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
New Jersey Institute Of Technology came in at #4 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public school located in the city of Newark. New Jersey Institute Of Technology graduated around 83 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for New Jersey Institute Of Technology
A rank of #5 makes Northeastern University one of the most popular schools for civil engineering. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northeastern University graduated around 51 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about civil engineering at Northeastern University
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #6 for civil engineering this year. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Norman. This school awarded about 50 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full civil engineering report for University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #7 for civil engineering this year. Located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 49 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. See more about civil engineering at North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Villanova University landed the #8 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Set in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution. Villanova University graduated around 40 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about civil engineering at Villanova University
Clemson University landed the #9 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Clemson University is a public school located in the suburb of Clemson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 35 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. Get the full civil engineering details for Clemson University
Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 35 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. See more about civil engineering at Johns Hopkins University
University Of Wisconsin Madison placed #11 for civil engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public university. This school awarded about 35 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full civil engineering details for University Of Wisconsin Madison
Colorado State University Fort Collins ranked #12 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduated around 34 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for Colorado State University Fort Collins
The University Of Tennessee landed the #13 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a public university. This school awarded about 33 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full civil engineering details for The University Of Tennessee
University Of Southern California landed the #14 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. Get the full civil engineering details for University Of Southern California
Utah State University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Located in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a public university. Utah State University graduated around 29 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about civil engineering at Utah State University
Iowa State University comes in at #16 for civil engineering this year. Iowa State University is a public school located in the city of Ames. This school awarded about 26 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full civil engineering report for Iowa State University
Florida State University landed the #17 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. Get the full civil engineering details for Florida State University
Ohio University Main Campus landed the #18 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 25 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for Ohio University Main Campus
University Of Houston ranked #19 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public institution. This school awarded about 24 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full civil engineering report for University Of Houston
New Mexico State University Main Campus landed the #20 spot among the most popular civil engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public university. New Mexico State University Main Campus graduated around 22 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for New Mexico State University Main Campus
University Of Kansas comes in at #21 for civil engineering this year. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public university. This school awarded about 22 civil engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full civil engineering details for University Of Kansas
University Of New Mexico Main Campus ranked #22 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. Get the full civil engineering details for University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Michigan State University ranked #23 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Michigan State University is a public school located in the city of East Lansing. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 19 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. See more about civil engineering at Michigan State University
Mississippi State University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular civil engineering schools. Mississippi State University is a public school located in the town of Mississippi State. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in civil engineering from this school. See more about civil engineering at Mississippi State University
Kansas State University placed #25 for civil engineering by yearly graduations. Kansas State University is a public school located in the city of Manhattan. Kansas State University graduated around 15 civil engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full civil engineering details for Kansas State University
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular civil engineering list:
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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