2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering

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 Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The civil engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering students per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UNM

#2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$34,296 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $34,296 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,528 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $29,528 for bachelor’s degree civil engineering students per year to attend University of Southern California.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Southern California

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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