2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Master’s 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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’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 be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 12 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Civil Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, CUA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America Civil Engineering Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k list, Howard has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Howard University

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