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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$29,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #65 most popular major in Maryland with 80 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Morgan State are $9,657 a year.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Pennsylvania 220
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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