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2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in New York

12 Colleges in New York
1,094 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded
Ranked #41 in popularity, general civil engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,094 degrees in general civil engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great General Civil Engineering School

Best General Civil Engineering Schools in New York Your choice of general civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general civil engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Civil Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Civil Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Civil Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in General Civil Engineering

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 New York list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Civil Engineering in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of general civil engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New York Schools in General Civil Engineering

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
118 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general civil engineering needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 118 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
87 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 87 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
66 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general civil engineering. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 66 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
75 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 75 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
213 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 213 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
104 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Potsdam. This university ranks 29th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 104 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clarkson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
124 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Riverdale. This college ranks 57th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 124 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY
49 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 49 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
52 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.

There were roughly 52 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
72 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

CCNY is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 65th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 72 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
Pennsylvania 978 940
Maryland 618 282
New Jersey 614 647
District of Columbia 441 107
Delaware 345 87

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

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