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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
286 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 748 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 286 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering 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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 45 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Full Northwestern General Civil Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 151 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UIC

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #4 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 16 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at SIUE

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General Civil Engineering Report

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Illinois Tech

#7

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Bradley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bradley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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