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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 197th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology/technician programs and 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 engineering technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 90 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $5,002 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Florida International University

#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 63 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $5,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at University of North Florida

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seminole State College of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Seminole State is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 30 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Seminole State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State is $7,006 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 108 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $12,378 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at GaSou

#6

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 54 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $8,889 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Louisiana Tech

#5 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $13,139 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University

#8

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $9,188 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Carolina University.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at WCU

#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#11 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 25 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,936 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at UA Little Rock

#11

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
#12 in overall quality

Alabama A & M University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AAMU is $14,310 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at AAMU

#12

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Tech is $26,604 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Florida Tech

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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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