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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 20,711 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,884 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 702 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general civil engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general civil engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree general civil engineering students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 169 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 40 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Civil Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 36 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UW - Madison

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full U-M General Civil Engineering Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 27 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full UC General Civil Engineering Report

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 26 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at OHIO Athens

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 25 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wayne State General Civil Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #10, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Dayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 23 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UDayton General Civil Engineering Report

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at SIUE

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 20 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Ohio State

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With a ranking of #12, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Full Cleveland State University General Civil Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #14, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 14 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State General Civil Engineering Report

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Lawrence Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Lawrence Tech General Civil Engineering Report

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Michigan Technological University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 13 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at MSOE

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Bradley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bradley General Civil Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #19, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Toledo General Civil Engineering Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 9 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at WMU

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Marquette

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Youngstown State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University General Civil Engineering Report

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Civil Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Notre Dame General Civil Engineering Report

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