2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,102 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year. On average, civil eng graduates from CCNY take out $17,106 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Poly are $8,548 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at SUNY Stony Brook accumulate an average of around $18,380 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year. On average, civil eng graduates from University at Buffalo take out $21,387 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornell are $61,015 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Cornell take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $13,492.
Cornell also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.
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Manhattan College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
Manhattan undergraduate students pay an average of $47,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Manhattan take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,482. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree civil engineering programs. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RPI also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
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Clarkson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarkson are $54,370 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $538, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clarkson also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Columbia take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,594.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year. On average, civil eng graduates from NYU take out $22,146 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Request InformationBest Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,000 |
| Maryland | 300 |
| New Jersey | 670 |
| District of Columbia | 111 |
| Delaware | 89 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Civil Eng
| 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 12 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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