2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$41,289 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Howard

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,230 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 25 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Catholic University of America General Civil Engineering Report

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$33,719 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 22 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $33,719 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid per year to attend George Washington University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full GWU General Civil Engineering Report

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (With Aid)

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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