Civil Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #50 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alaska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Schools in Alaska.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the civil eng degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in civil engineering needs to look into University of Alaska Fairbanks. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Those civil engineering students who get their degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks receive $6,170 more than the average civil eng grad.
University of Alaska Anchorage is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn an average of $55,504 in their early career salary.
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).