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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

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

Civil Engineering is the #52 most popular major in Virginia with 616 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Civil Eng majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $22,373 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $519, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $19,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at University of Virginia accumulate an average of around $17,503 in student debt.

University of Virginia also made our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at GMU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,494.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at George Mason University

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Old Dominion are $10,800 a year. Civil Eng majors at Old Dominion take out an average of $27,374 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Old Dominion 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
North Carolina 448
Florida 1,166
Tennessee 326
Kentucky 220
South Carolina 310
Louisiana 247
Arkansas 118
Alabama 461
Mississippi 193
West Virginia 112

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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