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

4 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 241 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,552 and $24,636 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,158 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend CCSU.

Full CCSU General Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $22,012 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut General Civil Engineering Report

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid list, UHart has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. It costs about $28,541 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Hartford.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Hartford General Civil Engineering Report

#4

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

University of New Haven also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Haven is $33,400 for connecticut bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of New Haven General Civil Engineering Report

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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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