2024 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Civil Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 101 bachelor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Civil Eng

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

79 Annual Graduates

$58,798 Median Starting Salary

$26,875 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of Arkansas if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Civil Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from University of Arkansas receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,215 above the typical income of civil engineering graduates.

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

2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

16 Annual Graduates

$52,368 Median Starting Salary

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. A-State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jonesboro.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $52,368 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	878
Georgia	224	338
Tennessee	220	253
North Carolina	213	305
Virginia	213	450
South Carolina	195	229
Kentucky	187	162
Alabama	184	384
Louisiana	171	215
Mississippi	169	172
West Virginia	147	102

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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	101

Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	274
Electrical Engineering	135
Biomedical Engineering	81
Chemical Engineering	75
Industrial Engineering	63
Computer Engineering	42
Biological Engineering	39
General Engineering	30
Robotics Engineering	11
Construction 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.