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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

6 Ranked Colleges
341 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s in Washington”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $13,297 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree civil eng students list, Wazzu has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students per year to attend Wazzu.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Wazzu Civil Engineering Report

#3

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. Walla Walla U is located in College Place, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Walla Walla U also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $20,571 for washington bachelor’s degree civil eng students per year to attend Walla Walla University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Martin’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. Located in Lacey, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree civil eng students list, Saint Martin’s has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $22,668 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students per year to attend Saint Martin’s.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Martin’s University Civil Engineering Report

#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gonzaga, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gonzaga is $33,793 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Civil Eng students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $34,802 for washington bachelor’s degree civil eng students per year to attend Seattle U.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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