2026 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Civil Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their civil engineering programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall civil engineering education in the New England Region.
Top Schools in Civil Engineering
Leading the list is Western New England University, our #1 school for civil engineering. Set in the city of Springfield, Western New England University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 64%. There were roughly 26 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Western New England University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, civil engineering degree recipients from Western New England University generally make around $67,726. Western New England University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
