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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

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

Civil Engineering is the #38 most popular major in New Jersey with 670 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey 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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCNJ are $17,287 per year.

TCNJ did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Civil Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year. Civil Eng majors at NJIT take out an average of $23,111 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NJIT is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil eng in New Jersey.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $14,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, civil eng graduates from Rowan take out $21,803 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rowan University

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Princeton are $56,010 a year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Civil Engineering at Princeton University Report

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Stevens undergraduate students pay an average of $56,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stevens also took the #4 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,000
New York 1,102
Maryland 300
District of Columbia 111
Delaware 89

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 6 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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