2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 93 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,219 and $24,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,686 and $62,807 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in civil engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree civil eng students.

Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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.

Read more about Civil Engineering at CUA

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

#8 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of the District of Columbia

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

#6 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Howard Civil Engineering Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in District of Columbia list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 9 masters’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 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at GWU

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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