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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas

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1,827 Degrees Awarded
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Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,827 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,279 and $10,806 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction trades. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their construction trades program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas construction trades students.

Top 21 Most Focused Colleges for Construction Trades in Texas

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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 314 students in 2020-2021.

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Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brazosport College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Lake Jackson, Texas, and it awarded 33 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 69 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Trades at UTSA

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Galveston College
Galveston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Galveston College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas. Galveston College is located in Galveston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Construction Trades at Galveston College

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #5 spot on the list. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full DMC Construction Trades Report

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 83 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full St Philip’s College Construction Trades Report

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

Grayson College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. Grayson College is a small school located in Denison, Texas that handed out 20 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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South Plains College
Levelland, Texas

With a ranking of #9, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 21 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 46 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lee College Construction Trades Report

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With a ranking of #12, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Uvalde, Texas that handed out 51 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

South Texas College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. Located in McAllen, Texas, this large public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

Full South Texas College Construction Trades Report

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Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Texarkana College is a public institution located in Texarkana, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas

Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Central Texas College is a medium-sized school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 26 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas

Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Lone Star College System is located in The Woodlands, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 193 ’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.

Full North Harris Montgomery Construction Trades Report

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction trades degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

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Cisco College
Cisco, Texas

Cisco College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas list. Cisco College is a small public school situated in Cisco, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

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Collin County Community College District landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

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Vernon College
Vernon, Texas

Vernon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. Vernon College is a small school located in Vernon, Texas that handed out 0 ’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Construction Trades at Vernon Regional Junior College

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