by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 972 bachelor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of civil engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
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 bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
Iowa State University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the civil engineering program at Iowa State University get $3,017 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Rolla.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $70,664 for their early career.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn around $65,835 in their early career salary.
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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering needs to look into North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Those civil engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University - Main Campus make $3,244 more than the standard civil eng grad.
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Mizzou is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career wages of $69,566.
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Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program make about $70,313 for their early career.
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KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.
Soon after graduating, civil eng bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $68,486 in the first five years of their career.
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UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $70,542 for their early career.
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K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career wages of $69,300.
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Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Civil Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from University of North Dakota receive an earnings boost of about $3,775 above the typical earnings of civil engineering majors.
More information about a bachelor’s in civil engineering from University of North DakotaExplore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 228 | 234 |
| Minnesota | 215 | 152 |
| Iowa | 197 | 185 |
| Kansas | 184 | 106 |
| Nebraska | 180 | 100 |
| North Dakota | 149 | 114 |
| South Dakota | 148 | 78 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 972 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 2,346 |
| Electrical Engineering | 725 |
| Computer Engineering | 720 |
| Chemical Engineering | 685 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 409 |
| Industrial Engineering | 379 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 378 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 160 |
| General Engineering | 148 |
| Architectural Engineering | 124 |
