Civil Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #50 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 252 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the civil eng degree levels they offer.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in civil engineering. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a degree in civil engineering. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 156 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Those civil engineering students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park receive $4,962 more than the standard civil eng student.
Morgan State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. Morgan State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 33rd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 52 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent data year. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients usually earn around $70,667 in their early careers.
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).