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Katie Schenk - December 11, 2019
By 2025, the civil engineering market size is likely to reach $11.72 trillion. In 2015, global governmental spend alone was $4 trillion – that excludes private spending.
Growth is driven by various factors but follows regional trends. In Europe, for example, civil engineering revolves around a push towards green living and increased safety codes for all structures.
In China, and similarly developing Asian states, a push towards increased social infrastructure ensures continued developments. The same can be said for South American countries.
Infrastructure in the United States is one of the few areas which enjoys bipartisan support. This explains the forecasted 6% job growth for civil engineers in the US between 2018 and 2028. Though this is roughly on par with average increases, the number of civil engineers currently in the field suggests that well over 20,500 jobs will be created over this period.
Across all positions and level of education, the 2018 median pay for civil engineers in the US was $86,640 annually, the highest average salary in the field sits around $130,000.
Take a look at the annual mean wage for top paying industries for civil engineering:
In case you’re wondering as you browse the employers that recruit MS and ME civil engineers on university campuses, the states employing the highest numbers of civil engineers are:
That might help you determine the best programme for your studies as you consider some of the top schools below.
Want to learn more about the top MS and Meng civil engineering programmes in the US? Take a look at their rankings, degrees, estimated cost of attendance and the companies recruiting on their campuses.
Berkeley (San Francisco), California | West
Stanford (San Francisco), California | West
Master of Science in Structural Engineering and Geomechanics
Master of Science in Sustainable Design & Construction
Master of Engineering
Urbana, Illinois | Midwest
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering in Engineering with Concentration in Railway Engineering
Atlanta, Georgia | South
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Engineering Science & Mechanics
Master of Science in Bioengineering
Master of Science in Computational Science & Engineering
Austin, Texas| West
West Lafayette, Indiana| Midwest
Cambridge (Boston), Massachusetts | Northeast
Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering (MEngCEE)
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (SMCEE)
Ann Arbor, Michigan | Midwest
MSE in Civil Engineering
MSE in Construction Engineering and Management
MEng in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M)
MEng in Smart Infrastructure Finance (InfraTech)
MEng in Structural Engineering
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Midwest
Blacksburg, Virginia | South
Ithaca, New York| Northeast
Evanston (Chicago), Illinois| Midwest
Davis (Sacramento), California | West
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pasadena (Los Angeles), California | West
College Station, Texas | West
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Princeton, New Jersey| Northeast
M.S.E. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
M.Eng. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Los Angeles, California | West
Madison, Wisconsin| Midwest
Minneapolis, Minnesota | Midwest
Seattle, Washington | West
San Diego, California | West
Structural Engineering (M.S.)
Structural Engineering with Specialization in Health Monitoring (M.S.)
Boulder, Colorado | West
University Park, Pennsylvania | Northeast
New York, New York | Northeast
Raleigh, North Carolina| South
Los Angeles, California | West
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)
Master of Construction Management (MCM)
Master of Science in Transportation Systems Management
Baltimore, Maryland | Northeast
College Park (Washington DC), Maryland | Northeast
Durham, North Carolina | South
Master of Science (MS) in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computational Mechanics and Scientific Computing
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering (MEng) in Risk Engineering
Houston, Texas | West
Master of Civil and Environmental Engineering (MCEE) in Civil Engineering
Master of Science (MS) in Civil Engineering
Gainesville, Florida | South
Columbus, Ohio | Midwest
Boston, Massachusetts | Northeast
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems
Irvine (Los Angeles), California | West
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tempe, Arizona | West
Master of Science in Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
Ames, Iowa | Midwest
Nashville, Tennessee | South
Troy, New York | Northeast
Charlottesville, Virginia | South
Notre Dame, Indiana | Midwest
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Post updated for accuracy and freshness on December 11, 2019. Originally published on October 13, 2017.
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