2022 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in Kentucky (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering Technology is the 219th most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,936 and had an average of $20,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 52 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,800 and $21,500 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering technology 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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The civil engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky civil engineering tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$11,390 Average Net Price

$43,530 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky” list. It costs about $11,390 for kentucky civil engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Murray State.

Full Murray State University Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$6,082 Average Net Price

$36,346 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools in Kentucky” list. It costs about $6,082 for kentucky civil engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Bluegrass Community and Technical College

• Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (With Aid)

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 Sean Mack.

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