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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,438 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 175 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #46 most popular major in Ohio.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio 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 Ohio 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the best value school in Ohio for civil engineering students. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $12,840 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,372 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,372 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at Youngstown State University Report

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for civil engineering students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH
$44,890 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 5 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UDayton are $44,890 per year.

UDayton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Dayton Report

$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Cleveland State University

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Toledo

$54,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Case Western Reserve University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

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
Illinois 370
Indiana 148
Wisconsin 67

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

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.

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