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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the New England region, there were 1,292 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,741 and $27,494 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern University Civil Engineering Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UMaine

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 10 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Tufts University

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Civil Engineering Report

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UCONN

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Lowell are $26,990.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Civil Engineering Report

#8

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full URI Civil Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNH Civil Engineering Report

#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#11 in overall quality

University of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UVM

#11

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k list, WPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

Full WPI Civil Engineering Report

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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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