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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Civil Engineering is the 928th most popular major in the country with 116 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 4 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UW Seattle

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k 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 #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Davis Civil Engineering Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern Civil Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 1 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Alaska Anchorage

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Arizona

#6 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

#9

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WPI are $29,040.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at WPI

#8 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 8 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #8 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

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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