Top engineering schools

College Search & Selection
1

<p>what are the top five schools for:</p>

<p>civil/structural engineering
architecture
industrial engineering</p>

2

<p>MIT, Berkeley, Stanford, Cornell a toss amongst Michigan, CMU and Georgia Tech</p>

3

<p>I know that for industrial engineering, Northwestern is way up there towards the top. I’m sure the civil engineering program is quite highly ranked as well.</p>

4

<p>Civil eng’g is Berkeley’s forte. It has been their forte since time immemorial. USNews ranked Berkeley Civil Eng’g number 1 for the longest time. However, for architecture and Industrial eng’g, I’m sure there are other worthy rivals. But if I have to choose one school for engineering - any major - I’d go for MIT undergrad and Berkeley postgrad.</p>

5

<p>civil/structural engineering:
UCBerkeley
UIllinois
Georia Tech
architecture:
?
industrial engineering
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Purdue</p>

<p>Source: US News and WR 2010</p>

6

<p>Northwestern is not ranked in the top-5 but I think it’s just outside the top-10 (8th few years ago). It does have the best research center in Transportation, which to me, is the more interesting area within civil and has quite a bit overlaps with Industrial engineering.

If you are interested in Transportation, you can get a minor in Transportation & Logistics
[Transportation</a> Center - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://transportation.northwestern.edu/academic/ugradMinor.html]Transportation”>http://transportation.northwestern.edu/academic/ugradMinor.html) The center has great reputation within the industry. You can find firms with their execs in the business advisory committee here:
<a href=“http://transportation.northwestern.edu/bac/[/url]”>http://transportation.northwestern.edu/bac/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The civil engg department also offers a concentration in Architectural Engineering and Design
<a href=“http://www.civil.northwestern.edu/architecture/[/url]”>http://www.civil.northwestern.edu/architecture/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Northwestern’s Industrial engg is ranked #4. Many IE majors double-major with econ, take Kellogg certificate program, or do both.
[Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/]Kellogg”>Certificate Program for Undergraduates | Kellogg School of Management)</p>

7

<p>Rice University is about #2 for architecture.</p>

<p>Source: Rice University Information Session (Spring Break)</p>