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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,422 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,452 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #38 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Schools in Oregon

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for civil engineering students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year. On average, civil eng graduates from Oregon State take out $22,605 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $273.

Full Civil Engineering at Oregon State University Report

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR
$11,732 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon Institute of Technology is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OIT are $11,732 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at OIT take out is $26,748.

OIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Civil Eng majors at Portland State University take out an average of $31,863 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year. Civil Eng majors at University of Portland take out an average of $26,396 in student loans while working on their egree.

University of Portland also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #5.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Portland Report

#5

George Fox University

Newberg, OR
$38,520 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GFU are $38,520 a year.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,198
Washington 581
Nevada 179
Hawaii 98
Alaska 54

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 5 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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