by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Ohio, there were 769 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,017 and $25,762 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,351 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 5 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 colleges and universities below are the best for ohio doctor’s degree civil eng students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 8 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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