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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
286 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 286 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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 general civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 45 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 151 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #3 spot on the list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 48 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bradley General Civil Engineering Report

With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

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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%.

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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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