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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
3,844 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in construction trades. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction trades programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction trades program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 286 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $15,654 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 256 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k list, CNM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $7,646 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima Community College is $8,276 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k list, UTSA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 64 ’s construction trades 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 $11,596 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 67 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $9,690 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $12,672 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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