2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

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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 New Jersey, there were 612 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general civil engineering programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 9 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Princeton

#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology General Civil Engineering Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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