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2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

18 Colleges in the Plains States Region
1,301 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$60,656 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in civil engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,301 degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School

Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for civil engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Civil Eng
Master's Degrees in Civil Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Civil Eng

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of civil eng degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Civil Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
168 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
6.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in civil engineering needs to check out Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.

There were about 168 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career income of $61,379.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
179 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$65,627 Median Starting Salary

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 179 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the civil engineering major at Iowa State University get $4,970 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
97 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
25.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in civil engineering has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 97 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $61,830 in the first couple years of working.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$60,964 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were about 73 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $60,964 in their early career salary.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$62,231 Median Starting Salary

KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 79 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $62,231 in the first couple years of their career.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
130 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$58,403 Median Starting Salary

UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were about 130 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program make around $58,403 in the first couple years of their career.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$62,408 Median Starting Salary

SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

There were approximately 65 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $62,408.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$60,547 Median Starting Salary

North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 75 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $60,547 in the first couple years of working.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$61,039 Median Starting Salary

Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 72 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program report average early career income of $61,039.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
6.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were about 47 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $61,317.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 201
Missouri 283 311
Kansas 266 150
Iowa 264 263
Nebraska 238 130
North Dakota 210 123
South Dakota 204 110

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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 1,289
Geoenvironmental Engineering 11
Structural Engineering 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,950
Electrical Engineering 1,305
Computer Engineering 1,025
Chemical Engineering 884
Industrial Engineering 707
Biomedical Engineering 651
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 591
General Engineering 519
Agricultural Engineering 205
Other Engineering 188

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