2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 125 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
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Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Marquette University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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University of Houston landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
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Lehigh University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 per year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #15, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 19 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 21 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 23 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 24 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 25 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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