2025 Best General Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 doctor's degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general civil engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Civil Engineering in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in General Civil Engineering

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general civil engineering has to look into Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in general civil engineering from Duke University

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general civil engineering has to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general civil engineering from North Carolina State University

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	62
Georgia	190	26
Virginia	182	34
Mississippi	154	0
Tennessee	150	14
Louisiana	146	12
Alabama	139	14
South Carolina	135	18
Kentucky	119	8

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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.

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.