2024 Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

General Civil Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 185 bachelor's degrees in general civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general civil engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general civil engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 schools for general civil engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Civil Engineering in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in General Civil Engineering

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering needs to take a look at University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from University of Iowa

3

Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA

13 Annual Graduates

Dordt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general civil engineering. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general civil engineering from Dordt University

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	234
Minnesota	446	152
Kansas	352	106
Nebraska	331	100
North Dakota	251	114
South Dakota	237	78

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Civil Engineering

One of 5 majors within the Civil Engineering area of study, General Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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