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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$31,219 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Civil Engineering at Villanova University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Civil Engineering at Loyola Marymount University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

WPI graduate students pay an average of $29,040 in tuition and fees each year.

WPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate civil engineering programs. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado State also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 19 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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