2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in North Carolina

Ranked #24 in popularity, civil engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in civil eng matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.

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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering.

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

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in North Carolina.

There were roughly 19 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from North Carolina State University

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in North Carolina.

There were approximately 7 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from Duke University

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in North Carolina.

There were about 3 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	60
Virginia	126	37
Georgia	124	22
Louisiana	99	15
Tennessee	98	16
Alabama	94	19
South Carolina	88	24
Kentucky	86	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	29

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	100
Biomedical Engineering	53
Mechanical Engineering	52
Textile Engineering	28
Nuclear Engineering	23
Industrial Engineering	21
Chemical Engineering	20
Materials Engineering	17
Other Engineering	12
Computer Engineering	9

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.