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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,155 people earned a degree or certificate in civil engineering technology, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 158 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for civil engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for civil engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 158 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at New York City College of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 158 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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Out of the 158 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools list. NWKTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Goodland.

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering technology programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #9, Gaston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #12 on the list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

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Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

Fairmont State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school with a small student population.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular civil engineering technology programs. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

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Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA

With a ranking of #19, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Waterloo.

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Sandhills Community College

Pinehurst, NC

Sandhills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. It came in at #19 on the list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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With a ranking of #21, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for civil engineering technology students. Located in the suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Civil Engineering Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
24 State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO
24 SUNY Canton Canton, NY
24 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
27 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
27 Colorado State University - Pueblo Pueblo, CO
27 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI
30 South Central College North Mankato, MN
30 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
30 University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Ponce, PR
30 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI

Civil Engineering Technology by Region

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

Civil Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Civil Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155

Majors Similar to Civil Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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 Sean Mack.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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