2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 130 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #55 most popular major in Nebraska.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Nebraska ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges.

Best Civil Engineering School

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

130 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Nebraska

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNL are $9,590 a year. While working on their degree, civil eng majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $24,625 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $183, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Full Civil Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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