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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,344 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology/technician, making the major the 381st most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 295 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $16,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at UMES

#2

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Poly did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $13,809 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

#3

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Canton. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Canton is located in Canton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students list, SUNY Canton has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,864 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students per year to attend SUNY Canton.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at SUNY Canton

#4

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Johnstown also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is $19,712 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Pitt Johnstown

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Civil Engineering Technology Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students per year to attend Temple.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Temple University Civil Engineering Technology Report

#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Point Park University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students list, Point Park has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Point Park University is $21,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Point Park University

#5 in overall quality

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 2 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for FDU is $15,147 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at FDU

#1 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 63 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for RIT is $33,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at RIT

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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