2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 162 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,550 and $25,311 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree civil eng students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$65,332 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

University of Minnesota - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,606 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #2 spot on the list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UMN Duluth

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States 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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