2024 Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in construction engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #277 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on construction engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other construction engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt construction engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Schools

The construction engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for construction engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Construction Engineering

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in construction engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in construction engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

2

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

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in construction engineering needs to take a look at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a doctorate in construction engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Construction Engineering by Region

View the Best Construction Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Construction Engineering

Construction Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,179
Mechanical Engineering	1,634
Biomedical Engineering	1,096
Chemical Engineering	1,087
Civil Engineering	1,086
Materials Engineering	712
General Engineering	477
Computer Engineering	386
Industrial Engineering	370
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	361

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.