2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #36 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The civil eng bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of civil engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for civil engineering.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Civil Eng Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Catholic University of America if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in civil engineering in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 25 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $64,500 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Catholic University of America

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in civil engineering in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 22 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering has to take a look at University of the District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public university located in the large city of Washington.

There were about 22 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at University of the District of Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Howard University
Washington, DC

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Howard University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in civil engineering in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 11 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Howard University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	728
Pennsylvania	266	700
Maryland	197	223
New Jersey	189	387
Delaware	125	76

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

One of 40 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	80

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	128
Biomedical Engineering	82
Electrical Engineering	34
Chemical Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	19
Systems Engineering	16
General Engineering	1

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.