2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region
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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 the New England region, there were 1,270 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 919 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.
Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
CCSU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend CCSU is $16,158 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Lowell also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Lowell is $19,119 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 48 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMaine also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend University of Maine.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students list, WIT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $36,113 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend WIT.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UNH also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend UNH.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Dartmouth is $18,503 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.
UCONN also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Roger Williams University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RWU is $36,456 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
University of Hartford ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
UHart also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $28,541 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students per year to attend UHart.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #12, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 18 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
University of New Haven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Haven is $33,400 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
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%.
Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of New Haven
University of Vermont came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 32 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 University of Vermont
Norwich University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Norwich also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Norwich is $24,701 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Norwich University
Merrimack College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
Merrimack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,650 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students per year to attend Merrimack College.
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%.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Merrimack College
With a ranking of #16, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MIT is $16,636 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 98%.
Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
WPI also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $39,756 for new england region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northeastern University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern University is $31,093 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 97%.
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Tufts University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
Tufts also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts is $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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- *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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