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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,367 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,694 and $24,331 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree civil eng students with aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Civil Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 11 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Civil Engineering Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 10 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#9 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Iowa

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full KU Civil Engineering Report

#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#11 in overall quality

University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

UND also took the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of North Dakota

#10 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree civil eng students with aid list, SD Mines has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250.

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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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