2025 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Iowa

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 227 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Iowa

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 Iowa Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

166 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general civil engineering needs to take a look at Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from University of Iowa

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
Minnesota	742	201
Missouri	693	311
Kansas	599	150
Nebraska	500	130
North Dakota	416	123
South Dakota	381	110

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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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