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

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 625 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general civil engineering programs and 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Penn State University Park General Civil Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pitt General Civil Engineering Report

#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Lehigh University

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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