by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
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The civil eng doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for civil engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.
Colorado School of Mines is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in civil engineering has to take a look at University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Utah
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 58 |
| Water Resources Engineering | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 89 |
| Electrical Engineering | 65 |
| Chemical Engineering | 58 |
| Materials Engineering | 29 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 27 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 26 |
| Systems Engineering | 17 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 15 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 15 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 12 |
