2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 784 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,729 and $24,301 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 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.

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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree civil eng students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UIUC

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree civil eng students list, UIC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIC Civil Engineering Report

#3

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Tech Civil Engineering Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

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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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