2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 112 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at George Washington University

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at CUA

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Howard also took the #0 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Howard University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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