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2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

52 Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,358 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 52 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general civil engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 4,358 degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Civil Engineering School

Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in General Civil Engineering

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

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general civil engineering. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 190 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
32 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general civil engineering. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 32 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
327 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 327 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Any student who is interested in general civil engineering needs to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 184 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
170 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were about 170 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
203 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 203 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
80 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 80 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
163 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 163 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

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

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 189 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Civil Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
12 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
13 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
14 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
15 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
16 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
17 University of Georgia Athens, GA

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,121
North Carolina 710 448
Georgia 690 446
Virginia 630 616
Tennessee 624 326
South Carolina 530 307
Kentucky 518 217
Mississippi 501 180
Alabama 500 461
Louisiana 489 247
Arkansas 466 118
West Virginia 410 112

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

Majors Similar to General Civil Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering 33
Structural Engineering 15
Trasportation Engineering 3
Water Resources Engineering 1

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