2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 443 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,125 and $23,628 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$70,680 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree civil eng students list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at WMU

#3

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Tech

#4

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$17,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Lawrence Tech

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#5 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 28 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State Civil Engineering Report

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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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