2024 Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Georgia

General Civil Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #41 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for general civil engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 446 degrees in general civil engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Civil Engineering Schools List

Choosing a Great General Civil Engineering School

Your choice of general civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Civil Engineering Schools in Georgia 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 General Civil Engineering in Georgia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general civil engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Georgia Schools in General Civil Engineering

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In GA

206 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general civil engineering needs to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 206 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In GA

70 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Georgia is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general civil engineering. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 70 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general civil engineering from University of Georgia

3

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In GA

93 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

Kennesaw State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general civil engineering. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 15th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 93 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Kennesaw State University

4

Mercer University
Macon, GA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In GA

Mercer University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general civil engineering. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Macon. This university ranks 4th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 8 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Mercer University

5

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In GA

69 General Civil Engineering Degrees Awarded

GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro. This university ranks 13th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 69 general civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general civil engineering from Georgia Southern University

Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	1,121
North Carolina	710	448
Virginia	630	616
Tennessee	624	326
South Carolina	530	307
Kentucky	518	217
Mississippi	501	180
Alabama	500	461
Louisiana	489	247
Arkansas	466	118
West Virginia	410	112

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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.