2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada

If you pursue a degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #41 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 173 degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Civil Engineering Schools List

General Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Civil Engineering in Nevada

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 general civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Nevada Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

98 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Nevada - Reno is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general civil engineering. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

75 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general civil engineering. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	2,866
Washington	831	527
Oregon	587	324
Hawaii	267	98
Alaska	167	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Civil Engineering

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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.