2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 125 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Marquette University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
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Lehigh University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
With a ranking of #13, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Cornell University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Michigan Technological University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 19 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 21 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 23 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 24 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 25 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
Civil Engineering by Region
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.
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