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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

UF also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Florida General Civil Engineering Report

#20 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 129 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida International University General Civil Engineering Report

#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 130 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USF Tampa General Civil Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#18 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#23 in overall quality

West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Beckley, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University Tech also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University Tech is $10,569 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

Full West Virginia University Institute of Technology General Civil Engineering Report

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 121 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend NC State.

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

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#12 in overall quality

Florida State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid list, Florida State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend UNF.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#10

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.

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#11

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Virginia is $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report

#12

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

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#13

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full University of Georgia General Civil Engineering Report

#14

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#21 in overall quality

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University.

Full West Virginia University General Civil Engineering Report

#15

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Virginia Tech ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 189 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#16

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

Full Florida Atlantic University General Civil Engineering Report

#17

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UL Lafayette is $12,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

Full UL Lafayette General Civil Engineering Report

#19

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 39 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,193 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend UNO.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida A&M University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Florida A&M University

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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid per year to attend UT Chattanooga.

Full UT Chattanooga General Civil Engineering Report

#22

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $27,020 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Duke University General Civil Engineering Report

#23

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for The Citadel is $18,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

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

Full The Citadel General Civil Engineering Report

#24

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UNC Charlotte

#25

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#15 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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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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