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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New York

12 Colleges
324,951 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,043 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Civil Engineering School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New YorkWith 324,951 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, civil engineering is the #59 most popular major in New York. This means that 6.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New York ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in civil eng. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on civil eng schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for civil eng majors.

Top 10 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools

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Our rankings recognize University at Buffalo as the #1 school in this year's rankings. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. In addition to being on our best value list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at University at Buffalo to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $32,295. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo be around $137,577. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The City College of New York comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

It takes the average student at CCNY about 4.8 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,629. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from CCNY is $131,514. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population. SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

At SUNY Stony Brook, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,495. This means that the average student pays around $129,909 to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Stony Brook. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value civil engineering schools. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.

The average student at SUNY Poly graduates in less than 4.3 years, and it costs about $22,456 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Poly is $95,438. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale. Manhattan not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

The average student at Manhattan graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $43,447. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Manhattan is $184,215. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Clarkson University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam. Clarkson also took the #5 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York rankings.

It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Clarkson to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $38,723. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Clarkson is $164,186. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

At Hofstra, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and it costs about $43,929 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $183,184 to get a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. In addition to being on our best value list, RPI has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at RPI is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $43,442. This means that the average student pays around $184,194 to get a bachelor’s degree from RPI. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Our rankings recognize Syracuse University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Syracuse also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list, coming in at #8.

At Syracuse, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $47,047. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse is about $194,775. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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New York University earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York rankings.

The average student at NYU graduates in less than 4.1 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $47,100. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from NYU is about $194,523. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania780
Maryland219
New Jersey478
Delaware60
District of Columbia86

Civil Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

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