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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$34,856 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #50 in the country. In fact 21,388 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Civil Engineering

#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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Villanova University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Civil Engineering at George Washington University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $34,760 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

Clarkson graduate students pay an average of $36,472 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clarkson University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Stevens Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stevens also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate civil engineering programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,000
New York 1,102
Maryland 300
New Jersey 670
District of Columbia 111
Delaware 89

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 7 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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