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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Washington” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 166 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Civil Engineering Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 17 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,461 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Seattle 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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