2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,344 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology/technician, making the major the 381st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 35 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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 civil engineering technology/technician program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$8,415 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU Institute of Technology also took the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $8,415 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

University of Houston - Downtown

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$8,675 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $8,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at UH Downtown

#3

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$24,201 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,201 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TSU.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Texas Southern University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sean Mack.

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