2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470.

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#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 93 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 27 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

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