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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,923 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Civil Engineering is the #45 most popular major in Alabama with 77 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year.

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

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Auburn University

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for civil engineering students. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA are $11,620 a year.

UA also took the #4 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Alabama rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at The University of Alabama Report

$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $8,756 per year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of South Alabama

$11,488 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great value for civil engineering students. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

UAH undergraduate students pay an average of $11,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 166
Florida 288
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
South Carolina 81
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 10

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 5 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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