2024 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #35 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 86 bachelor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of civil engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for civil engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for civil engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Civil Eng

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

21 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering needs to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in civil engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

31 Annual Graduates

$67,219 Median Starting Salary

$24,750 Median Student Debt

Catholic University of America is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, civil eng bachelor's recipients typically make around $67,219 in their early careers.

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

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	659
Pennsylvania	274	780
Maryland	207	219
New Jersey	193	478
Delaware	130	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

One of 41 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	86

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	121
Biomedical Engineering	72
Electrical Engineering	29
Systems Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	22
Computer Engineering	21
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.