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

9 Ranked Colleges
328 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in New York

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 New York” 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 New York, there were 1,163 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,413 and $26,357 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 328 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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 Master’s in New York

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 49 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 4 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Civil Engineering Report

#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Riverdale, New York. It awarded 24 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattan, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York. The City College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

CCNY also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at The City College of New York

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree civil eng students list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Civil Engineering Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Civil Engineering Report

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 22 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Syracuse University

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 113 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree civil eng students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Civil Engineering Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree civil eng students list, RPI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RPI 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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