2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California
1College in California
5Doctor's Degrees
Civil Engineeringdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #540 out of the 862 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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 Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in California
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for civil engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.
Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering
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).