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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$28,813 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

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

Civil Engineering is the #54 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in Pennsylvania for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #3 for overall quality for civil eng in Pennsylvania.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lehigh also took the #5 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Lehigh University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at Temple University Report

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 393
Maryland 80
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.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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