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2022 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
3,844 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 37,535 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,448 and had an average of $11,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,844 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,595 and $11,542 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction trades programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction trades program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 286 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,576 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TSTC.

Full Texas State Technical College Construction Trades Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,827 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 256 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,676 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CNM.

Full CNM Construction Trades Report

#4

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $5,659 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $8,877 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $8,285 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full St Philip’s College Construction Trades Report

With a ranking of #8, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make $48-$75k list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,788 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

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#9

Vista College

El Paso, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Vista College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in El Paso, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

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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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