2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Utah, there were 287 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,240 and $15,074 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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 Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 19 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$72,510 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 23 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,335 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Utah State University

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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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