Civil Engineering?

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>best schools for civil engineering major?</p>

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<p>For schools that offer a doctorate:
1. University of California–Berkeley *
U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign *
3. Georgia Institute of Technology *
4. University of Texas–Austin *
5. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
6. Stanford University (CA)
7. Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (IN)*
8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor *
9. Cornell University (NY)
10. Texas A&M Univ.–College Station *
11. Virginia Tech *
12. Northwestern University (IL)
13. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
14. California Institute of Technology
15. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park *
16. Princeton University (NJ)
17. University of Florida *
Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities *
19. University of Washington *
20. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison *</p>

<p>For schools that offer a masters or bachelors as its highest degree:
1. Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. (IN)
2. United States Military Academy (NY)*
3. Cooper Union (NY)
4. Bucknell University (PA)
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo *
6. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
7. Lafayette College (PA)
United States Air Force Acad. (CO)*
9. Calif. State Poly. Univ.–Pomona *
Villanova University (PA)
Virginia Military Institute *
12. United States Naval Academy (MD)*
13. Bradley University (IL)
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
United States Coast Guard Acad. (CT)*
16. Ohio Northern University
San Jose State University (CA)*
Valparaiso University (IN)</p>

<p>Source: US News & World Reports, 2006</p>

<p>That's the cut-and-dry answer... The <em>actual</em> answer depends upon a lot of things. </p>

<p>What are you looking for in a civil engineering school? What are your interests? Civil engineering is a broad field. Do you want a large school? A small school? One with lots of research? Traditional curriculum? Newer curriculum? Are you a high school senior? A college senior, looking for grad schools? We need more info from you.</p>

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<p>hs junior (so its still a little bit early)
probably structural or transportation
medium to large school...thats it so far</p>

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<p>If you want something close to home, check out Cornell for sure, and, to a lesser extent, Rensselaer. Cooper Union's in the city and has a good program, though I don't really know anything about it other than its general reputation. I know it's a bit smaller, though.</p>

<p>Pretty much any of the major programs will give you a good foundation for structural or transportation. Start perusing the schools mentioned in the lists above, and some of the ones mentioned in the Engineering forum here (not all the good civ schools are in the US News rankings, for various reasons, so don't treat that as the end-all-be-all list), and try and find an overall college environment that sounds appealing to you.</p>

<p>Good luck! Keep us posted!</p>