2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 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.
This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #8 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 North Dakota State University are $11,589.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 Iowa State University are $25,948.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.
SD Mines also took the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
UNL also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #11 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 North Dakota are $18,326.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.
Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State 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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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 Mizzou are $27,193.
Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 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 University of Iowa are $27,613.
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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%.
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- *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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