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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 20,655 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $63,350 and had an average of $22,686 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,478 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,939 and $19,800 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,002 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their civil engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree civil eng students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 277 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Report

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lacey, Washington, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Martin’s University Civil Engineering Report

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 130 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Portland

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 145 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full California State University - Sacramento Civil Engineering Report

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington

Gonzaga University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Gonzaga

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California State University - Chico ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 88 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico Civil Engineering Report

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UH Manoa

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Wazzu

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UAF

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 70 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at California State University - Fresno

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Long Beach Civil Engineering Report

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

San Diego State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 227 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at SDSU

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 73 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Cal State LA

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University of California - Davis ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 127 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 101 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at San Jose State University

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #19, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 127 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Oregon State University

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With a ranking of #20, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UAA

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

Seattle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Seattle University

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California Baptist University
Riverside, California

With a ranking of #22, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at California Baptist University

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

Walla Walla University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region list. College Place, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Walla Walla University Civil Engineering Report

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Fullerton Civil Engineering Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 118 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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