2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Arkansas

If you plan on majoring in civil engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Civil Engineering Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Civil Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in Arkansas

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 civil eng degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arkansas Schools in Civil Eng

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

96 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded

$58,798 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Degree recipients from the civil engineering program at University of Arkansas make $3,215 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from University of Arkansas

2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6.3% Growth in Graduates

$52,368 Median Starting Salary

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. A-State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jonesboro.

Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program report average early career earnings of $52,368.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	446
Florida	282	1,164
North Carolina	279	448
Virginia	274	616
Tennessee	269	326
South Carolina	248	307
Kentucky	244	217
Louisiana	242	247
Mississippi	234	193
Alabama	233	461
West Virginia	207	112

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

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	118

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Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	280
General Engineering	173
Electrical Engineering	162
Biomedical Engineering	83
Chemical Engineering	81
Industrial Engineering	70
Computer Engineering	45
Biological Engineering	39
Robotics Engineering	11
Systems Engineering	7

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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