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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,748 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 201 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #78 most popular major in Minnesota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota 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. 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 Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 a year. Civil Eng majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out an average of $28,061 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Civil Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $13,850 per year. On average, civil eng graduates from UMN Duluth take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for civil engineering students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. While working on their degree, civil eng majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $24,798 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Minnesota. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in Minnesota.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 322
Kansas 150
Iowa 264
Nebraska 130
North Dakota 123
South Dakota 110

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 4 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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