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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 131 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 908th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in civil engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree civil engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Engineering Major. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
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