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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$40,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,745 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Northeastern University

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for civil engineering students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

$15,698 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Lowell are $15,698 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

$55,531 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WPI are $55,531 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.

MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Civil Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

$14,408 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Tufts University

$37,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIT are $37,650 per year.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA
$46,916 Average Tuition & Fees

Merrimack College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Merrimack are $46,916 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at Merrimack College Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 49
Rhode Island 15
New Hampshire 20
Maine 15
Vermont 30

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 9 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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