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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$33,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 393 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University Report

#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 New York. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Cornell University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo

#5

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clarkson University

#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at New York University

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RPI are $60,026 a year.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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