2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Connecticut
4Colleges in Connecticut
240Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$62,521Avg 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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Civil Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 240 degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program earn about $62,972 for their early career.
It is hard to beat University of New Haven if you want to pursue a degree in civil engineering. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 52 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.
University of Hartford is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of West Hartford. This university ranks 11th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 28 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the civil eng program make about $61,308 in their early career salary.
Central Connecticut State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #678 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program report average early career earnings of $61,480.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of civil engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
