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2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Civil Engineering is the 928th most popular major in the country with 116 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, 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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