2027 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

[Water Resources Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/water-resources-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong water resources engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for water resources engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the water resources engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools
Villanova University earned the #1 spot for value among water resources engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $67,776 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the water resources engineering program here. Water Resources Engineering graduates of Villanova University earn a median of $80,278 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Villanova University admits about 27% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.