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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,024 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in Virginia.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at George Mason 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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