2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts to review for the 2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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Civil Engineering Rankings by 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 Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts Schools in Civil Engineering

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.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

Any student pursuing a degree in civil engineering has to look into Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Civil Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	705
Trasportation Engineering	8

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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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