2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Georgia (With Aid)

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 Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia 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 Georgia, there were 440 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,725 and $25,185 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,422 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 10 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

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#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 15 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at KSU Georgia

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’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.

Credits

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