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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$45,657 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,919 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Villanova University

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
$57,470 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Civil Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA
$49,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Widener undergraduate students pay an average of $49,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at Widener University Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for civil eng in Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at Drexel University Report

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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