2025 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Connecticut
5
Colleges in Connecticut
201
Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$71,769
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
civil engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 201 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School
Your choice of civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in Connecticut
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the civil eng degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Connecticut Schools in Civil Eng
It's hard to beat University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 88 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program report average early career income of $70,388.
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It is hard to beat University of New Haven if you want to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 36 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, civil eng degree recipients usually earn about $70,495 at the beginning of their careers.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CT
Quinnipiac University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #162 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.
There were about 13 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent data year.
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University of Hartford is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford. This university ranks 12th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 28 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients typically make about $67,968 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 14 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $71,859 for their early career.
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