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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$31,219 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Civil Engineering at Villanova University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Civil Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.

WPI also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Iowa State University

Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Civil Engineering at George Washington University Report

Civil Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 19 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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