2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 264 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #41 most popular major in Iowa.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #4 for overall quality for civil eng in Iowa.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 322 |
| Minnesota | 201 |
| Kansas | 150 |
| Nebraska | 130 |
| North Dakota | 123 |
| South Dakota | 110 |
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Majors Related to Civil Eng
One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
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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