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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$16,722 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 746 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #45 most popular major in Ohio.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,751 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

Full Civil Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Ohio. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

UDayton also took the #4 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Ohio. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cleveland State University are $10,625 a year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Toledo are $16,600 a year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Toledo Report

Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also took the #2 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 443
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 9 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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