2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You
With 370 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #35 most popular major in Illinois.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.
The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for civil eng in Illinois.
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The excellent programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-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 Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for civil eng in Illinois.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.
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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 155 |
| 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 7 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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