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2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

5 Colleges in Wisconsin
358 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$63,273 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 358 degrees in civil engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School

Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin 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. We derive our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin Schools in Civil Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$65,785 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 138 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Civil Engineering degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison get an earnings boost of around $2,512 above the typical earnings of civil engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$61,508 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in civil engineering needs to look into Marquette University. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were about 39 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients generally earn around $61,508 at the beginning of their careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
83 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$60,584 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 83 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients typically earn about $60,584 in their early careers.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$67,181 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in civil engineering has to take a look at Milwaukee School of Engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. This school ranks 15th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 34 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent data year. Those civil engineering students who get their degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering receive $3,908 more than the standard civil eng student.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
4.8% Growth in Graduates

UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 63 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, civil eng degree recipients typically earn an average of $58,793 in their early careers.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan322438
Ohio314746
Illinois304816
Indiana294487

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

Civil Eng Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering357
Water Resources Engineering1

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering896
Electrical Engineering433
Biomedical Engineering314
Computer Engineering298
Industrial Engineering233
General Engineering184
Chemical Engineering164
Materials Engineering98
Agricultural Engineering79
Environmental Engineering68

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