2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you pursue a doctor's degree in civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 47 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full 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

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 Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.

Top Michigan Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Eng

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

16 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

18 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Michigan State University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	53
Ohio	144	25
Indiana	132	54
Wisconsin	108	13

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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	47

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	115
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	57
Biomedical Engineering	50
Electrical Engineering	48
Chemical Engineering	45
Computer Engineering	40
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	23
Materials Engineering	22
Industrial Engineering	22
Nuclear Engineering	15

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.