by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut” ranking.
Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Connecticut, there were 240 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,521 and $26,209 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 191 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,551 and $25,342 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their civil engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut bachelor’s degree civil eng students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Coast Guard Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut. USCGA is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut list. West Haven, Connecticut 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 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Connecticut ranking. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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