2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,435 people earned their degree in construction, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 103 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 37 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in construction. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in construction.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate

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

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in the Southwest Region

1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Construction Report

2

Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Uvalde, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southwest Texas Junior College Construction Report

3

New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #3 spot on the list. NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

Full New Mexico State University - Carlsbad Construction Report

3

Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coconino Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Coconino Community College is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction at Coconino Community College

3

New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a public institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Construction at New Mexico Junior College

3

Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus
Ruidoso, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Ruidoso, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Construction Report

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction

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

• *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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