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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$27,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at Youngstown State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 3 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UDayton also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Bradley graduate students pay an average of $17,400 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.

Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Michigan Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 443
Ohio 746
Illinois 816
Indiana 487
Wisconsin 410

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 25 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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