2024 Best General Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

If you pursue a master's degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #40 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 54 master's degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general civil engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general civil engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general civil engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general civil engineering 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 General Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Civil Engineering in Wisconsin

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general civil engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in General Civil Engineering

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general civil engineering has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in general civil engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Milwaukee School of Engineering if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general civil engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in general civil engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	300
Ohio	494	150
Michigan	476	112
Indiana	375	86

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General Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Civil Engineering area of study, General Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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. More about our data sources and methodologies.