2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Ohio, there were 649 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general civil engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio”.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Ohio State

#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#5 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. 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

#3

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus General Civil Engineering Report

#4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at UC

#5

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #5 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Case Western

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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