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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 264 degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Iowa State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 179 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program make an average of $65,627 in their early career salary.
University of Iowa is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 72 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, civil eng degree recipients usually make about $61,039 at the beginning of their careers.
Dordt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in civil engineering. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Sioux Center. This university ranks 8th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 13 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent data year.
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).