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

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $30-$48k” ranking.

General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 151 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC General Civil Engineering Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #6 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 SIUE are $9,300.

Full SIUE General Civil Engineering Report

#3 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#6

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Bradley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley also took 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.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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