Surveying Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their surveying engineering programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best surveying engineering schools.
The surveying engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. To help, we created our Best Surveying Engineering Schools rankings. Our overall ranking combines our degree-level rankings, weighted by degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for Surveying Engineering in the United States
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the surveying engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Michigan Technological University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in surveying engineering. Michigan Technological University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. The six-year graduation rate is 68%. Michigan Technological University awarded about 11 surveying engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their surveying engineering degree from Michigan Technological University earn around $64,652 in the first couple years of their career. Michigan Technological University graduates carry a median of $25,800 in student loans.
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Florida Atlantic University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in surveying engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a very large public institution. Roughly 63% of students complete a degree within six years here. Florida Atlantic University awarded about 18 surveying engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their surveying engineering degree from Florida Atlantic University earn around $49,340 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $20,212.
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The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
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 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).
