2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 440 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,725 and $25,185 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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