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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Iowa, there were 292 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,500 and $21,392 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Iowa

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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