2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region

Civil Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #908 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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

• Best Overall Civil Engineering Schools List

Pick Your Civil Engineering Degree Level

The 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 Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region. 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 Civil Engineering in the New England Region

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 civil engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Civil Engineering

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in civil engineering has to check out Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Engineering

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	1,231
Trasportation Engineering	8
Structural Engineering	2

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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).
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