2024 Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Construction Engineeringdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #738 out of the 862 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of construction engineering.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to construction engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of construction engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for construction engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Construction Engineering in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in construction engineering.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Construction Engineering

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

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Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in construction engineering needs to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in construction engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in construction engineering. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in construction engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Construction Engineering by Region

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Construction Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen. More about our data sources and methodologies.