2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Lawrence Technological University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.
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A rank of #2 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 moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in the Great Lakes Region .
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 443 |
| Ohio | 746 |
| Illinois | 816 |
| Indiana | 487 |
| Wisconsin | 410 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 2 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).
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