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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 166 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #46 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Virginia list.

Full Civil Engineering at George Mason University Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 288
Georgia 108
North Carolina 143
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 58
Louisiana 32
Alabama 77
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.

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 3 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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