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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, there were 359 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,380 and $27,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri 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 Missouri

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$83,768 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Mizzou

#3

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UMKC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States 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.

Credits

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