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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across California, there were 43 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis

#2

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot on the list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for 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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