by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 286 doctor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
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.
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.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full 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.
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 the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in civil engineering has to look into Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Duke University
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from North Carolina State University
Virginia Tech is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Virginia Tech
University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Clemson University
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Auburn University
Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Florida
UA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from The University of Alabama
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from George Mason University
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 138 | 62 |
| Virginia | 127 | 34 |
| Georgia | 126 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 115 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 113 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 103 | 12 |
| Tennessee | 102 | 14 |
| Alabama | 98 | 14 |
| South Carolina | 91 | 18 |
| Kentucky | 87 | 8 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 286 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 528 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 295 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 283 |
| General Engineering | 209 |
| Chemical Engineering | 161 |
| Materials Engineering | 131 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 102 |
| Computer Engineering | 101 |
| Industrial Engineering | 92 |
| Other Engineering | 71 |
