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.

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Rank School name Score Tuition Total graduate engineering enrollment Additional data
#45 University of Massachusetts​‒​Amherst

Amherst, MA

2.8 $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 862

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#108 University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

2.0 $4,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,018 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 421
#108 University of Colorado​‒​Denver

Denver, CO

2.0 $4,330 per year (in-state, full-time); $11,600 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 417
#56 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

2.6 $175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 597
#72 Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

2.4 $178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 881
#97 University of Nevada​‒​Las Vegas (Hughes)

Las Vegas, NV

2.1 $5,365 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 235
#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
#56 Louisiana State University​‒​Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

2.6 $5,875 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 636
#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
#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
#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 Mississippi State University (Bagley)

Mississippi State, MS

2.1 $6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 622
#66 University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

2.5 $6,338 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,856 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 618
#50 Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

2.7 $6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,050
#108 New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

2.0 $6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 456
#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
#26 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

3.3 $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#72 Texas Tech University (Whitacre)

Lubbock, TX

2.4 $253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 725
#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
#50 Auburn University (Ginn)

Auburn University, AL

2.7 $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 851
#42 University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

2.9 $7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 418
#97 Ohio University (Russ)

Athens, OH

2.1 $8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 388
#13 Texas A&M University​‒​College Station (Look)

College Station, TX

3.7 $277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,918
#56 Clemson University

Clemson, SC

2.6 $8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,317
#108 University of Hawaii​‒​Manoa

Honolulu, HI

2.0 $8,488 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,528 per year (out-of-state, full-time) N/A

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