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2026 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology/Technician Master’s Degree Schools

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2026 Best Value Civil Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Badge [Civil Engineering Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/civil-engineering-technology/civil-engineering-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 160 schools to find the best return on investment for civil engineering technology/technician students.

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Insufficient Data for the United States

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Other Civil Engineering Technology/Technician Degree Levels

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 160 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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