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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering

20 Ranked Colleges
282 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering is the 455th most popular major in the country with 878 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 282 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in construction engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major”.

Top 20 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. This small school is located in Southfield, Michigan, and it awarded 12 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Lawrence Technological University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Stevens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. SD Mines is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full SD Mines Construction Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 76 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at UT Arlington

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full Washington University in St Louis Construction Engineering Report

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 39 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at UNC Charlotte

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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Construction Engineering Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction Engineering at UNM

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at North Dakota State University

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UIC

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Miami Construction Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #16, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 3 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

With a ranking of #18, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 1 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at GMU

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Engineering at U of U

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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