**Click here to view the top civil and structural engineering schools in 2017. 

Want to discover the world’s leading universities in the field of civil and structural engineering? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 is here to help, providing a ranking of the 200 top civil engineering schools worldwide. The ranking is compiled based on employer and academic reputation, as well as research impact (find out more here).

Read on for an overview of the leading civil engineering departments in each world region, or take a look at the full top 200 here.

Top civil engineering schools in the US & Canada 

The ranking features a total of 48 universities in the US and Canada, with 11 in Canada and 37 in the US. As well as the three US universities in the top 10 (see above), a further 18 are within the top 100, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (joint 12^th), University of Texas at Austin (15^th), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech, 22^nd), Purdue University (26^th) and the University of Michigan (joint 34^th).

In Canada meanwhile, four schools rank within the top 100: of these, the University of British Colombia and the University of Toronto rank within the top 35, and are joined in the top 100 by McGill University and the University of Waterloo.

Top civil engineering schools in Europe

The UK claims the largest share of Europe’s leading civil engineering departments, with 25 entries in the ranking. As well as two in the top 10, also ranked among the world’s top 50 are the University of Oxford, the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield.

Each with seven representatives in the civil engineering ranking are Germany and Italy. While Italy claims two within the top 50 – the Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino – Germany offers four within the top 100, including KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

There are plenty more leading universities for civil and structural engineering across Europe, including four in Portugal, and three each in Belgium, France, Greece, Spain and Sweden. Of these, Greece’s National Technical University of Athens, Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Sweden’s KTH, Royal Institute of Technology are within the top 50. 

Also among the top 100 are the Belgian KU Leuven, the Portuguese University of Porto, the Greek Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and two more entries from Sweden – Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University.

Each with two entries in the ranking are the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Switzerland. The highest ranked of these are found in Switzerland, with ETH Zurich and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) both ranked within the top 25.

Other European countries featured in the ranking, with one representative each, include Austria, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Poland. Of these, the highest ranked are Denmark’s Technical University of Denmark (joint 41^st) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (51-100).

Top civil engineering schools in Asia

China is home to 13 of the world’s top 200 universities for civil and structural engineering, the most of any country in Asia. Following Tsinghua University (8^th), Tongji University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University also rank among the world’s top 50, and are joined by two Chinese entries within the top 100 – Peking University and Zhejiang University.

In Japan, meanwhile, there are nine top civil engineering universities. As well as the University of Tokyo in 10^th place, Kyoto University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology are also among the top 50 for civil engineering, while Tohoku University is within the top 100. 

Of India’s seven representatives, four Indian Institutes of Technology are ranked within the world’s top 100: IIT Bombay (IITB), IIT Delhi (IITD), IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP) and IIT Madras (IITM). South Korea also claims seven entries, with all but one ranking within the top 100, and two in the top 50: KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University (SNU). 

A further five leading schools for civil and structural engineering can be found in Malaysia, including Universiti Malaya at 101-150.

All of Hong Kong’s four entries in the civil engineering ranked appear within the global top 50. Following the University of Hong Kong (9^th), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University comes in at joint 12^th, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is 23^rd, and the City University of Hong Kong is joint 45^th.

Taiwan also offers four entrants in the ranking, including National Taiwan University at joint 34^th and National Cheng Kung University at 51-100.

Finally, both Singapore and Thailand have two schools in the ranking. While Thailand’s offerings are both ranked 151-200, Singapore’s representatives are both within the top 50 – the National University of Singapore (3^rd) and Nanyang Technological University (joint 18^th).

Top civil engineering schools in Australia & New Zealand 

Of the 16 leading civil engineering departments in Australia and New Zealand, 14 belong to the Aussies and two to the Kiwis. For Australia, these include the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, Monash University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Western Australia in the top 50, as well as five more universities ranked within the top 100.

New Zealand’s two offerings in the civil engineering ranking are the University of Auckland and the University of Canterbury, both in the top 50.

Top civil engineering schools in Latin America

There are nine Latin American universities featured in the civil engineering ranking, split between four countries. The highest ranked of these are Chile’s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Brazil’s Universidade de São Paulo (USP), which are all ranked in the top 100. Colombia also features, with the Universidad de los Andes appearing in the second half of the table.

Top civil engineering schools in Africa & the Middle East 

Turkey is home to two of the world’s top universities for civil and structural engineering, including Middle East Technical University, which ranks 101-150. Also ranking 101-150 is Israel’s only entry, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, while Saudi Arabia also features in the ranking with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals at 151-200.

Finally, South Africa’s University of Cape Town is the sole African representative in the ranking, in the 151-200 range.

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If you’re hoping to become an agricultural development whizz and take over the family farming business, or if you’d like to work in food supply, then you might consider studying agriculture at university. The subject has been gaining momentum over recent years, with enrolment in agriculture courses continuing to rise and a growing demand worldwide for new blood to regenerate the sector from within.

1. There’s a huge amount of high-tech innovation driving the sector.

Whether you’re interested in water, soil or the land, studying agriculture at university will expose you to some of the challenges facing this generation and the next. Whatever your interests and speciality, your degree will introduce you to pressing environmental issues and supply challenges, as well as the influx of new innovative solutions and technology being developed and trialled.

2. There’s a high demand for new farmers.

There will be a growing number of vacancies to fill over the next few decades, with potentially high wages for young people with ambition and vision. The agricultural sector is in desperate need of new entrants to replace a generation of baby boomers currently a few years before retirement. So, if you’re an aspiring agronomist, horticulturalist, landscape architect or fishery manager, you’re in luck. Your expertise is scarce in the world and vital to modern farming wherever you hope to settle.

3. Changing attitudes toward animal welfare and the environment are affecting how farmers work.

Strains on the environment and farm animals have created a worldwide demand for more research and expertise on compassionate eco-friendly farming practices and solutions. If you’re keen to learn more about animal welfare, the production of food and the preservation of the countryside, agriculture courses will introduce you to the fundamentals and the new techniques being used to sustain production.

4. There is some potential for overseas travel within agricultural development.

Some 75% of the world’s poor depend on agriculture for their livelihoods – but very few have access to advanced training, education and technologies to enable them to live sustainably. If you’re interested in making a real impact and travelling, a degree in agricultural development will prepare you to make a contribution to sustainable farming, forestry and food production in developing countries.

5. Population growth is driving demand for improved efficiency and innovation.

By 2050, the global population is on course to reach nine billion people, and they’ll all need to be fed. This population growth will bring real business opportunities in the years to come for young farmers to come in and augment productivity through research, technology and improved methods. Think you’ve got what it takes?

**Click here to read about the top universities for psychology in 2019, or view the full table here.

This fascinating and fast-evolving field of enquiry is a hugely popular field of study and research worldwide. The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 features a ranking of the world’s 200 top universities for psychology, based on a methodology which draws on employer and academic reputation, and data on research citations.

For a general overview of the top psychology schools in each world region, plus the overall top 10, see below. Or, to search and compare using the interactive ranking table, click here.

Top universities for psychology in the US and Canada 

The US claims a mammoth share of the top universities for psychology, including seven in the top 10 alone. Outside of the top 10 there are another 55 US universities featured, including 32 in the world’s top 100. All ranking within the top 20 are New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.

Meanwhile neighboring Canada has a total of 15 top psychology schools featured, including nine within the world’s top 100. In the world’s top 50 are the University of Toronto, the University of British Colombia, McGill University and Western University.

Top universities for psychology in Europe

After the US, the UK claims the next highest number of top universities for psychology at 29, and occupies three of the top 10 positions. As well as those listed in the table above, also in the top 50 are King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the University of Manchester and Cardiff University.

Meanwhile Germany is home to 14 of the world’s top psychology schools, with three ranked among the global top 100: Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Following on is the Netherlands, with nine schools featured in the psychology ranking, all among the top 100. As well as the University of Amsterdam in the top 10, other Dutch universities in the top 50 include Vrije Universiteit  Amsterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam. 

Six more top psychology schools are claimed by Spain and five by Belgium, while Switzerland, Sweden and Italy each have four. Among these countries, universities ranked within the top 100 for psychology include Belgium’s University of Ghent and KU Leuven (both ranked in the top 50), Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and Switzerland’s University of Geneva and University of Zurich.

Beyond Sweden, the other Nordic countries offer an additional five entrants in the ranking, with two each for Denmark and Norway, and one in Finland. The highest ranked university of these is Denmark’s Aarhus University (51-100).

Lastly in Europe, France and Ireland each have one entry in the psychology ranking, with the Irish Trinity College Dublin placing 101-150.

Top universities for psychology in Asia

Asia is home to 13 of the world’s 200 top psychology universities, including six in the top 100. Hong Kong and South Korea each have three representatives in the ranking, including the University of Hong Kong (41^st) and Seoul National University (101-150). 

Singapore claims two entries: the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nangyang Technological University (NTU), both ranked among the world’s top 100 for psychology.

Also with two representatives in the ranking are China and Japan, including China’s Peking University and Japan’s University of Tokyo, both within the top 100 worldwide.

Taiwan also features in the psychology ranking, with its sole entry National Taiwan University, ranked 101-150.

Top universities for psychology in Australia and New Zealand 

Australia boasts 17 of the world’s top universities for psychology, while New Zealand has four. Australia has six representatives within the top 50, including the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Queensland.

Two of New Zealand’s offerings are also among the world’s top 50 psychology schools: the University of Auckland and the University of Otago.

Top universities for psychology in Latin America

There are four Latin American universities featured in the psychology ranking, with one entrant each for Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Brazil’s Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Chile’s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) all rank 101-150, while Argentina’s Universidad de Buenos Aires is ranked 151-200.

Top universities for psychology in the Middle East & Africa

Finally, Israel claims two top psychology schools, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem, while South Africa claims one entry, the University of Cape Town. Both of these schools are ranked 101-150.

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These days it can often seem that having a gender studies degree won’t help you find a job when you graduate, unless you wish to become a sales assistant, a teacher or an academic. The truth of the matter is that there are so many opportunities for smart, curious, capable graduates with grit and an open mind, that there is absolutely no reason why you should have to manage your expectations.

 Find a Job Tip #1: Don’t undersell yourself

 Ensuring that you don’t sell yourself short is probably one of the most important bits of advice that you could take from this guide. Liberal arts majors and humanities graduates worldwide are often told by poorly informed well-wishers that their degree subjects won’t be lucrative, but this doesn’t really have to be your situation at all.

 Find a Job Tip #2: Focus on skills, not content

 Chances are that if you’ve been enrolled on a gender studies degree at some point in your life, your talents won’t actually be limited to your knowledge of Judith Butler or your good ‘communication skills’. Pause for a minute and ask yourself: “Which transferrable skills have I gained in the last three years or so?” You should actually find you’ve got a valuable skillset and a string of achievements to boast about.

 Find a Job Tip #3: Research different jobs and industries

 Obvious sectors for gender studies graduates include NGOs, education and government, with many graduates entering policy or research roles, but you could go down a less traditional route! Do you know what a lobbyist actually does? What about a search engine marketer? One great way to research different industries and jobs is to get in touch with past alumni and ask for informational interviews. “What’s your typical work day like?” is usually a good place to start.

 Find a Job Tip #4: Accumulate work experience in different industries before you graduate

 Save yourself some time and money and secure as many internships as you can in various fields and industries before you graduate. A list of four to five different internships under your belt will 1) impress interviewers, 2) help you figure out which sectors you prefer working in, and 3) help you build a valuable network of contacts.

 The task of securing your first internship can sound daunting, but is with a little perseverance absolutely achievable. Prick up your ears for any opportunities in your personal network or around your university; draft a list of companies you might like to work for and send them speculative emails.

Find a Job Tip #5: Network

 This final tip couldn’t be overstated. So many vacancies are filled through personal contacts, alumni networks and social media. Take active steps to increase your LinkedIn contacts by joining groups and posting content on LinkedIn Pulse. Attend informational interviews with past alumni. Attend networking events. Ask family. Ask friends. You probably have more contacts than you think, and each network will connect you to another.