2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in Missouri

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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 Missouri, there were 95 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 52 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular construction programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate”.

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Construction in Missouri

1

State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, Missouri

#17 overall quality in Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. STC is located in Linn, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction at STC

2

Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction at Saint Louis Community College

3

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate. OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s construction degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Construction at Ozarks Technical Community College

4

East Central College
Union, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate. East Central College is a small school located in Union, Missouri that handed out 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction at East Central College

5

Crowder College
Neosho, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Crowder College landed the #5 spot on the list. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Crowder College Construction Report

6

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

#19 overall quality in Missouri

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Major in Missouri for an Associate ranking. MCC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 0 associates’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MCC Construction Report

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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

• *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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