2025 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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 North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 doctor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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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 schools 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 North Carolina.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Civil Eng

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering has to take a look at 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

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

32 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from North Carolina State University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	62
Virginia	127	34
Georgia	126	26
Mississippi	113	0
Louisiana	103	12
Tennessee	102	14
Alabama	98	14
South Carolina	91	18
Kentucky	87	8

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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	48

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	97
Biomedical Engineering	64
Mechanical Engineering	50
Textile Engineering	28
Nuclear Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	18
Other Engineering	16
Industrial Engineering	14
Agricultural Engineering	11
Materials Engineering	10

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.