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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k) in New York

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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 The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at The City College of New York

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Civil Engineering Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students 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.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University

#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. Manhattan College 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 are $20,102.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Manhattan College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 113 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Columbia

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clarkson

With a ranking of #7, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 16 masters’s civil eng degrees 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.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Civil Engineering Report

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University Civil Engineering Report

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 22 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Syracuse

#10

New York University

New York, New York

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 38 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NYU 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%.

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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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