2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” 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 Wisconsin, there were 378 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,675 and $26,270 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” 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 Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UW - Madison

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)

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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