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2022 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
3,844 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 37,535 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. 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 Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction trades programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction trades program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Construction Trades (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 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. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend TSTC.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. CNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 256 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Construction Trades Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 64 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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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 #4 for the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Construction Trades Report

#5

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Pima Community College is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 29 ’s construction trades degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction trades students whose families make more than $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 $3,583 for Southwest Region Construction Trades students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,250 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 96 students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region construction trades students whose families make more than $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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