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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 New England region, there were 1,118 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,492 and $26,724 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,470 and $116,265 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree civil eng students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 3 students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 4 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 full report on Civil Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute Civil Engineering Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students 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 full report on Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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