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

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 Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 doctor's degrees in civil engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Virginia 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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Civil Engineering in Virginia

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

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

30 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school 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 Virginia.

There were roughly 30 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in civil engineering. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in Virginia.

There were about 5 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Mason University is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in civil engineering. GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in civil engineering in Virginia.

There were roughly 3 civil engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in civil engineering from George Mason University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	60
Georgia	124	22
North Carolina	113	20
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	38

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	57
General Engineering	45
Mechanical Engineering	37
Biomedical Engineering	33
Other Engineering	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	20
Chemical Engineering	19
Materials Engineering	18
Industrial Engineering	16
Computer Engineering	14

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.