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2022 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

5 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Minnesota 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.

Across Minnesota, there were 69 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering technology programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The civil engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 ’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

South Central College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $8,609 for Minnesota Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full South Central College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 18 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $8,042 for Minnesota Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DCTC.

Full Dakota County Technical College Civil Engineering Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s civil engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $7,142 for Minnesota Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior College landed the #4 spot on the list. LSC is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LSC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,456 for minnesota civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lake Superior College.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at Lake Superior College

#5

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $21,534 for minnesota civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

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 Dunwoody College of Technology

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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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