2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

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 Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at University of Florida

#2

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821.

Full Western Carolina University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #3 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree construction engineering tech students list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#4

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Florida International University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology

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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