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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 928th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Civil Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Northeastern University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UC Davis

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 2 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAA has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#6 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Illinois Tech

#9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are $29,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WPI Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Civil Engineering Report

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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