2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Kansas (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kansas, there were 177 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,700 and $23,580 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

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

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 10 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Kansas State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Civil Engineering at KU

• 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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