2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Civil Engineering is the 908th most popular major in the country with 131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful civil engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region civil engineering students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southwest Region

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#19 overall quality in Southwest

$46,654 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,917 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Arizona

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

$45,271 Average Early-Career Earnings

$19,843 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 0 ’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.