by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in civil engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Civil Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Northeastern University
With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 ranking of #7, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s civil eng degrees 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 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%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Rhode Island landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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