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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota 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 North Dakota, there were 130 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,400 and $27,990 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in North Dakota

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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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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