2025 Best Structural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Structural Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #593 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for structural engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 134 bachelor's degrees in structural engineering to qualified students.

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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 structural engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other structural engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized structural engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Structural 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 Structural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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 Structural Engineering in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for structural engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Structural Engineering

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in structural engineering. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in structural engineering from University of Southern California

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in structural engineering. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in structural engineering from University of California - San Diego

Structural Engineering by Region

View the Best Structural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Structural Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Structural Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Structural Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	14,168
Civil Engineering	22
Trasportation Engineering	10
Water Resources 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.