2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Ranked #29 in popularity, civil engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 doctor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of civil engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for civil engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for civil engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Eng

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

19 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

11 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Washington State University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	118
Oregon	107	21
Nevada	84	15
Hawaii	53	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	27
Civil Engineering	3

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	36
Mechanical Engineering	31
Materials Engineering	28
Biomedical Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	23
Agricultural Engineering	13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	8
Industrial Engineering	4
Engineering Science	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons. More about our data sources and methodologies.