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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,492 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 329 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #71 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona to see which 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. 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 Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the best value school in Arizona for civil engineering students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year. After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debtload of $24,858. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. Civil Eng majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Arizona Report

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year. On average, civil eng graduates from NAU take out $23,975 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Civil Engineering at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,718
Oklahoma 138
New Mexico 113

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 3 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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