2025 Best General Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in general civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general civil engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general civil engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Civil Engineering in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general civil engineering.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in General Civil Engineering

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general civil engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in general civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general civil engineering. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in general civil engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	51
Maryland	190	20
New Jersey	165	19
District of Columbia	143	5
Delaware	63	5

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General Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Civil Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Civil Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Structural Engineering	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons. More about our data sources and methodologies.