2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You
Civil Engineering is the #43 most popular major in the country with 6,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UDayton are $44,890 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UDayton also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.
Lawrence Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $37,680 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bradley are $36,360 per year.
Bradley also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Marquette University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. 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 undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.
Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $39,723 per year.
Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 155 |
| Illinois | 370 |
| Ohio | 175 |
| Indiana | 148 |
| Wisconsin | 67 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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).
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