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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 New York, there were 1,163 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,413 and $26,357 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 328 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 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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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 113 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Civil Engineering Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 41 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. SUNY Stony Brook is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 49 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Syracuse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Syracuse

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 38 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#9

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clarkson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clarkson Civil Engineering Report

#10

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

With a ranking of #10, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manhattan is located in Riverdale, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Manhattan also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102.

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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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