2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 556 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,200 and $24,077 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Wazzu

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)

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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