2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New Jersey

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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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

The civil eng doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New Jersey ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for civil engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 New Jersey

Explore 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

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in New Jersey.

There were about 9 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Princeton University

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering has to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in New Jersey.

There were roughly 6 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in New Jersey.

There were approximately 6 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology

4

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology

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
District of Columbia	81	3
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	21

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	63
Mechanical Engineering	38
Biomedical Engineering	30
Chemical Engineering	20
Operations Research	11
General Engineering	5
Ceramic Engineering	4
Industrial Engineering	4
Environmental Engineering	3
Materials Engineering	2

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.