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2026 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota

[Civil Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/civil-engineering-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for civil engineering technology students.

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• Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota

2026 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Minnesota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the civil engineering technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Civil Engineering Technology Schools

1

South Central College
North Mankato, MN

$6,146 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,268 Avg Student Debt

$45,068 Median Earnings (10yr)

South Central College earned the #1 spot for value among civil engineering technology schools in Minnesota. Set in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a mid-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,146. Typical student debt for civil engineering technology graduates is $13,268. Early-career civil engineering technology graduates make about $55,224. That is a strong return on a $13,268 median debt.

2

St Cloud Technical And Community College
Saint Cloud, MN

$6,124 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,734 Avg Student Debt

$46,874 Median Earnings (10yr)

St Cloud Technical And Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value civil engineering technology schools. St Cloud Technical And Community College is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Saint Cloud. Students from in state pay about $6,124 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for civil engineering technology graduates is $16,734. Soon after graduation, civil engineering technology degree recipients from St Cloud Technical And Community College generally make around $48,652. That is a strong return on a $16,734 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.