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

9 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 295 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,180 and $25,147 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 civil engineering technology 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering technology program at the school. 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Teaneck, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

FDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FDU is $10,189 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at FDU

#2

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees 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 $9,417 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at SUNY Poly

#3

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UMES also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $13,973 for middle atlantic region 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.

Full UMES Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pitt Johnstown is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Pitt Johnstown has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Johnstown is $16,112 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Pitt Johnstown

#5

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Canton. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Canton is $10,037 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SUNY Canton Civil Engineering Technology Report

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,315 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Temple.

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

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Temple

#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Point Park University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $17,733 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Point Park.

Full Point Park Civil Engineering Technology Report

#8

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $22,255 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Civil Engineering Technology Report

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

RIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RIT is $27,095 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

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