2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 degrees in general civil engineering annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Civil Engineering Schools List

Pick Your General Civil Engineering Degree Level

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 Schools in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general civil engineering needs to take a look at University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from University of Rhode Island

2

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Roger Williams University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general civil engineering. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Roger Williams University

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	705
Connecticut	538	240
Maine	396	59
New Hampshire	395	73
Vermont	352	80

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General Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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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