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2024 Best Civil Engineering Schools in Utah

4 Colleges in Utah
251 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$61,570 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in civil engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Utah 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 251 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 Utah 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for civil engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Pick Your Civil Engineering Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Civil Engineering in Utah

The schools below may not offer all types of civil eng degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Utah Schools in Civil Eng

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
82 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$62,351 Median Starting Salary

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 82 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, civil eng degree recipients usually make around $62,351 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from Brigham Young University - Provo

2
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
$64,766 Median Starting Salary

University of Utah is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in civil engineering. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 55 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the civil engineering degree program at University of Utah make $3,196 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from University of Utah

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Civil Eng Degrees Awarded
10.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in civil engineering. USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 99 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients usually earn around $57,592 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from Utah State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT

It's hard to beat Utah Valley University if you wish to pursue a degree in civil engineering. UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem. This university ranks 4th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 8 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in civil engineering from Utah Valley University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 493
Idaho 219 152
Montana 188 134
Wyoming 162 63

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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 251

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 714
Electrical Engineering 249
Computer Engineering 219
Chemical Engineering 213
Biomedical Engineering 153
General Engineering 102
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 61
Manufacturing Engineering 45
Robotics Engineering 45
Materials Engineering 43

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