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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,155 people earned a degree or certificate in civil engineering technology, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for civil engineering tech 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. 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 Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found St Cloud Technical and Community College to be the best value school for civil engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year.

St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Civil Engineering Technology at St Cloud Technical and Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,558 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cincinnati State also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Dakota County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the United States. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,419 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, DCTC also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering technology schools in the United States. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 per year.

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Civil Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Civil Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Civil Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155

Majors Similar to Civil Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

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 Sean Mack.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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