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2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,225 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction 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 construction engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSULB is $9,622 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Long Beach

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,414 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend CSUN.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 full report on Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Northridge

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, Fresno State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fresno is $5,464 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Fresno State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SDSU is $14,788 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at San Diego State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

California State University - Chico ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Chico is $15,017 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Chico State

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Wazzu.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Wazzu

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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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