by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 20,655 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $63,350 and had an average of $22,686 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 358 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,273 and $23,903 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin civil eng students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee School of Engineering. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin list. MSOE is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 34 ’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Civil Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 ’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Marquette University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s civil eng degrees to 63 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gateway Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in Wisconsin ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 ’s civil eng degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Gateway Technical College
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