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

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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 Georgia, there were 440 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,725 and $25,185 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia.

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

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,422 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 73 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech Civil Engineering Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 10 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

Read more about Civil Engineering at GaSou

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Kennesaw State 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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