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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$42,627 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,482 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 393 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #56 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools

#1

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
$47,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Manhattan College the best value school in New York for civil engineering students. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Manhattan are $47,220 a year.

Manhattan excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at The City College of New York Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $10,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York rankings.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
$54,370 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson are $54,370 a year.

Clarkson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at New York University

$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Syracuse undergraduate students pay an average of $57,591 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Syracuse is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

Full Civil Engineering at Syracuse University Report

$58,526 Average Tuition & Fees

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New York list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, RPI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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
Pennsylvania 220
Maryland 80
New Jersey 192
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 29

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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