Surveying Engineering is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their surveying engineering programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 23 schools to find the best for surveying engineering students.
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Choosing a Great Surveying Engineering School
Where you study surveying engineering matters for your future. To help, we created our Best Surveying Engineering Schools rankings. For our Best Overall Surveying Engineering School ranking, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
We offer several rankings, including this Best Surveying Engineering Schools list, to help you decide. Want schools in a particular part of the country? Narrow the list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we have developed a unique tool called College Combat that lets you compare schools on the factors that matter most to you.
Michigan Technological University tops our 2026 ranking of the best surveying engineering schools. Michigan Technological University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. About 68% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 15 surveying engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Technological University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their surveying engineering degree from Michigan Technological University earn around $64,652 in the first couple years of their career. Michigan Technological University graduates carry a median of $25,800 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong surveying engineering program will find one at Texas A And M University Corpus Christi, which ranked #2. This large public university is located in the city of Corpus Christi. Texas A And M University Corpus Christi graduates 40% of students within six years. There were roughly 10 surveying engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A And M University Corpus Christi in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, surveying engineering degree recipients from Texas A And M University Corpus Christi generally make around $47,130. Texas A And M University Corpus Christi graduates carry a median of $25,508 in student loans.
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A rank of #3 makes Florida Atlantic University one of the top schools for surveying engineering. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a very large public institution. About 63% of students finish within six years. Florida Atlantic University awarded about 14 surveying engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their surveying engineering degree from Florida Atlantic University earn around $49,340 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $20,212 to complete this degree.
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This ranking is produced 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 · 23 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).
