2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.
The Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
Full Civil Engineering at Youngstown State University Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UDayton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University
Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 a year.
Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Michigan Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 25 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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