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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

24 Ranked Colleges
352 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,344 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,936 and had an average of $20,807 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 352 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 2 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,189 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Full FDU Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Poly is a small school located in Utica, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Poly also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $9,417 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 10 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,973 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMES.

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.

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#5

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 43 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $8,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 37 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $11,991 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Fairmont State University is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 13 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fairmont State is $7,595 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Johnstown also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $16,112 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pitt Johnstown Civil Engineering Technology Report

#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Indiana State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana State is $9,422 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 20 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Youngstown State University is $9,069 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 14 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,363 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Civil Engineering Technology Report

University of Houston - Downtown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also took the #15 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,065 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston - Downtown.

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#13

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#19 in overall quality

SUNY Canton ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,037 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Canton.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Denver is $11,531 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Savannah State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Savannah State University is $8,933 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia

Bluefield State College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bluefield State College is a small public school situated in Bluefield, West Virginia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluefield State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bluefield State College is $6,673 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21 in overall quality

Montana State University - Northern did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Havre, Montana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana State University - Northern, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montana State University - Northern is $10,688 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#18

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #18, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $18,315 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#19

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Point Park University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Point Park is $17,733 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Idaho State University is $14,680 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Idaho State University Civil Engineering Technology Report

#21

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Penn College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $22,255 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#23 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Southern University is $19,390 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#23

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, RIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,095 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#24

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

New England Institute of Technology ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New England Tech is $27,558 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full New England Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Technology Report

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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.

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