2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking.

Construction is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,450 and had an average of $9,879 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 670 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 47 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree construction students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in Illinois

#1

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$4,988 Average Net Price

$102,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois list. Triton College is a medium-sized public school situated in River Grove, Illinois. It awarded 32 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois associate degree construction students list, Triton College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $4,988 for illinois associate degree construction students per year to attend Triton College.

Read more about Construction at Triton College

#2

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$7,098 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in Illinois. Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

SWIC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,098 for Illinois Associate Degree Construction students per year to attend SWIC.

Read full report on Construction at Southwestern Illinois College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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