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2024 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges in Illinois
799 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general civil engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #41 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 799 degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Civil Engineering School

Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois Your choice of general civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General 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.

Pick Your General Civil Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Civil Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Civil Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in General Civil Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Civil Engineering in Illinois

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 general civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in General Civil Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
72 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general civil engineering needs to check out Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 72 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
403 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in general civil engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 403 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general civil engineering. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school ranks 9th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 28 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
133 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general civil engineering. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 133 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
43 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria. This university ranks 14th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 43 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
46 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 46 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
73 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

SIUE is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edwardsville. This university ranks 31st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 73 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent data year.

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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
Ohio 939 744
Michigan 915 431
Indiana 737 479
Wisconsin 672 406

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Structural Engineering 8
Trasportation Engineering 5
Civil Engineering 4

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