2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the United States for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 5% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lawrence Tech graduate students pay an average of $18,436 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.
Loyola Marymount 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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Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each 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.
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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 moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate civil engineering programs. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WPI are $29,040 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WPI also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 fairly 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colorado State also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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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 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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