2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 New Jersey, there were 616 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,160 and $25,594 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Princeton

#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at NJIT

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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