2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 112 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at George Washington University

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, CUA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at CUA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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