2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate
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General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,107 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 119 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree general civil engineering students.
Top 26 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Civil Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full North Dakota State University General Civil Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 33 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 26 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 13 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Mayaguez, , this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez are $7,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology General Civil Engineering Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 7 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 30 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 8 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
Texas Tech University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of North Dakota General Civil Engineering Report
With a ranking of #14, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report
Kansas State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Wyoming came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.
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Marquette University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Civil Engineering Report
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lehigh University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Lehigh University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 9 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.
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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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