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2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin

5 Colleges in Wisconsin
410 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$63,273 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in civil engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 410 degrees in civil engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Civil Engineering School

Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Civil Eng
Master's Degrees in Civil Eng
Doctor's Degrees in Civil Eng

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Civil Engineering Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the civil eng degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Civil Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
157 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
7.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 157 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Civil Engineering degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn a boost of around $2,512 above the average earnings of civil engineering graduates.

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2
Marquette crest
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in civil engineering needs to look into Marquette University. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 45 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients generally earn about $61,508 in their early careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
13.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 96 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, civil eng degree recipients typically earn an average of $60,584 in their early careers.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in civil engineering has to take a look at Milwaukee School of Engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee. This school ranks 15th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 48 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent data year. Those civil engineering students who get their degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering make $3,908 more than the average civil eng graduate.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
5.0% Growth in Graduates

UWM is a very large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 60 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, civil eng degree recipients typically make around $58,793 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 438
Ohio 314 746
Illinois 304 816
Indiana 294 487

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Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Civil Eng Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 406
Water Resources Engineering 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 855
Electrical Engineering 465
Biomedical Engineering 327
Computer Engineering 272
Industrial Engineering 268
General Engineering 211
Chemical Engineering 147
Materials Engineering 77
Agricultural Engineering 75
Environmental Engineering 72

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