2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 111 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia 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 2 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at CUA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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