2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 378 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,675 and $26,270 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The civil eng 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 Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Full Marquette Civil Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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