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Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$21,205 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 746 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #45 most popular major in Ohio.

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.

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 Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Ohio 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $24,559 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $260, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC are $11,777 a year. On average, civil eng graduates from UC take out $22,498 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $215, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 11 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Toledo are $10,879 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 11 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, civil eng graduates from Youngstown State University take out $29,855 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Ohio University - Athens 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 #6 on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $12,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at OHIO Athens take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,806.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at Cleveland State University accumulate an average of around $25,253 in student debt.

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Ohio Northern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ONU are $35,380 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ONU also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking.

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#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton undergraduate students pay an average of $44,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UDayton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,318.

UDayton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#10

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH

University of Mount Union came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Mount Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alliance.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Union are $33,400 per year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 443
Illinois 816
Indiana 487
Wisconsin 410

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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