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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

58 Ranked Colleges
3,488 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,639 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,488 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $-7,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Duke University. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Duke University General Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 145 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $3,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 140 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Tech is $9,162 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Georgia Tech General Civil Engineering Report

#20 in overall quality

Out of the 58 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 129 students in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,002 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida International University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida International University General Civil Engineering Report

#17 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $3,950 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.

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#18 in overall quality

University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Central Florida

#9

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

North Carolina State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $7,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 49 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UGA.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about General Civil Engineering at UGA

#11

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Florida.

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%.

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#12

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#13

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 189 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#14

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 28 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,882 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Virginia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology is $8,142 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

With a ranking of #16, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 69 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,824 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University General Civil Engineering Report

#17

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend FAU is $6,085 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,224 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $8,108 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend NC A&T is $7,493 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 119 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $8,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University

#22

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $9,213 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WVU General Civil Engineering Report

#23

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 138 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,698 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Clemson University

#24

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

With a ranking of #24, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 31 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,455 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ole Miss.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Ole Miss

#25

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $12,426 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UofSC.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia General Civil Engineering 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%.

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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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