2024 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

a master's degree in civil engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #40 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 master's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on civil engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of civil engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt civil engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for civil engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Civil Engineering Schools

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 Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in Oregon

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for civil engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Civil Eng

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

44 Annual Graduates

$65,164 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in civil engineering has to look into Oregon State University. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the civil eng program make about $65,164 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in civil engineering from Oregon State University

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

27 Annual Graduates

$66,319 Median Starting Salary

Portland State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in civil engineering. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland.

Students who graduate with their master's from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $66,319.

More information about a master’s in civil engineering from Portland State University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	915
Washington	183	178
Nevada	105	40
Hawaii	85	19
Alaska	52	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Civil Eng

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	76
Water Resources Engineering	1

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	108
Mechanical Engineering	72
Electrical Engineering	56
Industrial Engineering	20
General Engineering	15
Robotics Engineering	15
Chemical Engineering	14
Materials Engineering	14
Computer Engineering	11
Environmental Engineering	10

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.