by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 21,388 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,248 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,492 and $26,391 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 879 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in civil engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Coast Guard Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. USCGA is located in New London, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New England University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at Western New England University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Civil Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Maine landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Merrimack College is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 20 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Connecticut
University of Vermont came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Norwich University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Hartford ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 21 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Roger Williams University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Rhode Island landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Rhode Island
With a ranking of #17, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of New Haven
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Civil Engineering Report
Central Connecticut State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Quinnipiac University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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