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2025 Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
185 Construction Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in construction engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #455 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for construction engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 185 degrees in construction engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Construction Engineering School

Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of construction engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Construction Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Construction Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Construction Engineering
Master's Degrees in Construction Engineering

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Construction Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

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 construction engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Construction Engineering

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
34 Construction Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in construction engineering. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
40 Construction Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in construction engineering. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Any student pursuing a degree in construction engineering has to take a look at Marquette University. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were about 6 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in construction engineering needs to look into Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 16 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
68.4% Growth in Graduates

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 19 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
55 Construction Engineering Degrees Awarded

BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 18th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 55 construction engineering students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

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Best Construction Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 105
Michigan 915 20
Illinois 870 27
Indiana 737 37
Wisconsin 672 6

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