2022 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Arkansas, there were 118 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,600 and $27,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$13,132 Average Net Price

$42,433 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Civil Engineering Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,132 for Arkansas Civil Eng students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UARK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at UARK

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,672 Average Net Price

$40,471 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 ’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $11,672 for Arkansas Civil Eng students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at A-State

• Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value 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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