2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

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In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 748 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil engineering 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 general 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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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Northwestern University

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 36 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Full UIC General Civil Engineering Report

#4

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Illinois Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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