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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$37,296 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the civil eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 located in the city of Bethlehem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.

Lehigh 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $20,832 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at The City College of New York

#6

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.

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George Washington University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at George Washington University Report

#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 24 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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