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2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges in New Jersey
670 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$68,872 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 reviewed 6 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of civil engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 670 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School

Best Civil Engineering Schools in New Jersey The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Civil Engineering Degree Level

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

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 New Jersey. 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 New Jersey

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.

Top New Jersey Schools in Civil Eng

1
Princeton crest
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
47 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in civil engineering needs to look into Princeton University. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
306 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
6.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in civil engineering. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark. This school ranks 4th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 306 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year. After graduation, civil eng degree recipients usually earn about $70,225 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$73,222 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in civil engineering has to look into Stevens Institute of Technology. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were roughly 66 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available. Civil Engineering degree recipients from Stevens Institute of Technology receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,350 over the average income of civil engineering majors.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 128 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $69,613 in their early career salary.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
30.3% Growth in Graduates

TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing. This college ranks 5th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 33 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn around $65,396 in their early career salary.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$59,459 Median Starting Salary

Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 7th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 79 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program report average early career earnings of $59,459.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 993
New York 333 1,080
Maryland 279 300
District of Columbia 188 110
Delaware 175 89

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Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 657
Trasportation Engineering 12
Water Resources Engineering 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 945
Electrical Engineering 766
Biomedical Engineering 407
Chemical Engineering 394
Computer Engineering 350
Systems Engineering 287
General Engineering 252
Engineering Science 244
Industrial Engineering 174
Operations Research 79

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