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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 220 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #51 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $25,817. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $274, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Kentucky

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UofL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,696.

UofL also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Louisville

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at WKU accumulate an average of around $27,845 in student debt.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University

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
Georgia 446
Virginia 616
North Carolina 448
Florida 1,166
Tennessee 326
South Carolina 310
Louisiana 247
Arkansas 118
Alabama 461
Mississippi 193
West Virginia 112

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 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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