2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 329 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,349 and $8,250 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in construction. To top this list, a school must have a successful construction program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region construction students.
Top 19 Most Popular Colleges for Construction in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Read full report on Construction at State Technical College of Missouri
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 42 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Saint Louis Community College
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 19 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OTC Construction Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Union, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at East Central College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 3 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Kirkwood Community College
Oglala Lakota College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 2 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Oglala Lakota College
With a ranking of #7, Crowder College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. Crowder College is located in Neosho, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Construction at Crowder College
Turtle Mountain Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. TMCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belcourt, North Dakota. It awarded 4 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full TMCC Construction Report
Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NICC is a small public school situated in Calmar, Iowa. It awarded 1 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Northeast Iowa Community College
Butler Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Butler Community College is located in El Dorado, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Construction at Butler CC
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in West Burlington, Iowa, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s construction students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Community College Construction Report
Sisseton Wahpeton College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sisseton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sisseton Wahpeton College Construction Report
With a ranking of #10, Marshalltown Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Marshalltown, Iowa, and it awarded 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction at Marshalltown Community College
Indian Hills Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Indian Hills Community College is a small school located in Ottumwa, Iowa that handed out 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Full IHCC Construction Report
Iowa Western Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s construction students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Iowa Western Community College
Pine Technical & Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pine Technical & Community College is located in Pine City, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Construction at Pine Technical & Community College
With a ranking of #10, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Ellsworth Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction at Ellsworth Community College
Sitting Bull College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Construction Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Sitting Bull College is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Construction at Sitting Bull 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
- *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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