2024 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in civil engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in District of Columbia to review for the 2024 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

One Size Does Not Fit All

The civil eng 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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in civil engineering.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Civil Eng

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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a master's degree in civil engineering. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in civil engineering from Catholic University of America

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Graduates

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

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	314
Pennsylvania	248	184
Maryland	193	58
New Jersey	188	158
Delaware	109	24

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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Civil Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	16
Civil Engineering	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	89
Systems Engineering	85
Mechanical Engineering	45
Biomedical Engineering	32
Computer Engineering	5
Chemical Engineering	1

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.