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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$37,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 690 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

MIT also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

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#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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