2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Iowa, there were 292 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Iowa 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 Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 41 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, 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%.

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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