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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Civil Engineering is the #28 most popular major in California with 1,035 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Civil Engineering

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our analysis found Loyola Marymount University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Stanford University

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Nevada 55
Hawaii 23
Alaska 11

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

Majors Similar 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 2 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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