2023 Most Focused Colleges for Construction in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 1,813 people earned their degree in construction, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States. In , construction graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,022 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 195 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in construction. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their construction program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region construction students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Construction in the Southeast Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Construction at Northern Virginia Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 0 ’s construction degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Construction at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region. Helena, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
Full Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Construction Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Liberty University Construction Report
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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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