2024 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in District of Columbia

If you pursue a degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #41 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 108 degrees in general civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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General Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 General Civil Engineering Schools in District of Columbia 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 General Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top District of Columbia Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general civil engineering. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

11.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Catholic University of America

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	1,042
Pennsylvania	978	940
Maryland	618	282
New Jersey	614	647
Delaware	345	87

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Civil Engineering

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	3

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.