2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $16,483 per year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UW - Platteville take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,336.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year. On average, civil eng graduates from SIUE take out $23,803 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $309.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at Youngstown State University accumulate an average of around $29,855 in student debt.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baker College are $12,420 a year.
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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.
WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 a year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Toledo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.
University of Toledo undergraduate students pay an average of $20,239 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 443 |
| Ohio | 746 |
| Illinois | 816 |
| Indiana | 487 |
| Wisconsin | 410 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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