2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 116 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 928th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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