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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

25 Ranked Colleges
716 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,865 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 716 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 25 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general civil engineering students.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York
#20 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattan College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Riverdale, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#9 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 41 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general civil engineering students list, Cornell has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 44 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#15 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general civil engineering students list, NJIT has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 12 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #24. 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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#10

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#21 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#11

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #23 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Stony Brook General Civil Engineering Report

#12

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#25 in overall quality

The City College of New York ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#16 in overall quality

University of Delaware ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 19 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

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#15

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#17 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#16

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stevens General Civil Engineering Report

#17

New York University

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

New York University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU General Civil Engineering Report

#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#22 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 22 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

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#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia General Civil Engineering Report

#21

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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#22

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#14 in overall quality

Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 13 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#23

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 25 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#24

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Princeton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 10 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree general civil engineering students list, Princeton has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.

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#11 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 14 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RPI General Civil Engineering Report

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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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