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

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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 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 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid 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.

Iowa State also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Iowa State

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States 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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