2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

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 Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Nevada, there were 175 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,450 and $24,797 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,581 and $45,224 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nevada For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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