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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Nebraska

1 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. 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 Nebraska, there were 132 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,600 and $17,344 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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