Civil Engineering
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools
Civil engineers design bridges, roads, buildings, and other structures. Students may specialize in one area of civil engineering, such as construction or transportation engineering. These are the top schools for a master's in civil engineering.
| Rankings | Overall Engineering School Program Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School name | Score | Tuition | Total graduate engineering enrollment | Additional data |
| #80 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA |
2.3 | $22,302 per year (full-time) | 1,057 |
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| #97 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
2.1 | $7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 704 | |
| #56 |
Washington State University
Pullman, WA |
2.6 | $11,736 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,168 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 674 | |
| #7 |
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA |
4.0 | $10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,278 | |
| #45 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN |
2.8 | $1,712 per credit (full-time) | 457 | |
| #80 |
Utah State University
Logan, UT |
2.3 | $5,897 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 413 | |
| #90 |
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
2.2 | $206 per credit (in-state, full-time); $602 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 228 | |
| #97 |
University of Wisconsin‒Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI |
2.1 | $11,482 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,948 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 393 | |
| #13 |
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Madison, WI |
3.7 | $11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,903 | |
| #16 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
3.6 | $13,930 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,790 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,030 | |
| #45 |
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA |
2.8 | $13,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,130 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 667 | |
| #90 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
2.2 | $556 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,403 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 133 | |
| #66 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
2.5 | $5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #5 |
University of Texas‒Austin (Cockrell)
Austin, TX |
4.3 | $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,425 | |
| #97 |
University of Texas‒Arlington
Arlington, TX |
2.1 | $8,558 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,876 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,476 | |
| #56 |
University of Tennessee‒Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
2.6 | $10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,000 | |
| #26 |
University of Southern California (Viterbi)
Los Angeles, CA |
3.3 | $28,242 per year (full-time) | 4,398 | |
| #90 |
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
2.2 | $10,410 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 822 | |
| #72 |
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC |
2.4 | $12,010 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,534 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 534 | |
| #97 |
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI |
2.1 | $11,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,606 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 230 | |
| #56 |
University of Pittsburgh (Swanson)
Pittsburgh, PA |
2.6 | $22,196 per year (in-state, full-time); $36,348 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,032 | |
| #56 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
2.6 | $175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 597 | |
| #35 |
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN |
3.1 | $42,350 per year (full-time) | 501 | |
| #80 |
University of North Carolina‒Charlotte (Lee)
Charlotte, NC |
2.3 | $5,729 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 452 | |
| #97 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
2.1 | $6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 712 | |
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