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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Northeastern

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, WPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at WPI

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at UNH

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #4 spot on the list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Lowell General Civil Engineering Report

#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine General Civil Engineering Report

#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN General Civil Engineering Report

#8

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, UVM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Vermont General Civil Engineering Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, Tufts has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Tufts

#10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MIT General Civil Engineering Report

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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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