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

Civil Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #24 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for civil engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 doctor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for civil engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for civil engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Civil Eng Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Catholic University of America

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	69
Pennsylvania	176	53
Maryland	114	25
New Jersey	113	23
Delaware	43	13

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	5

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	14
Mechanical Engineering	13
Systems Engineering	7
Biomedical Engineering	6
Computer Engineering	6

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.