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

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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 645 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,907 and $26,573 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$27,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Lehigh

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#5 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Temple University

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#5 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Drexel University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Middle Atlantic 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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