Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Construction Engineering Technology

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,333 and had an average of $22,033 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,640 and $20,014 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Technology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

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 $6,364 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CSULB Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, SDSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,870 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SDSU.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full SDSU Construction Engineering Technology Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #3 spot on the list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno State is $3,264 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Fresno State

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $5,945 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

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

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 49 degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $9,334 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 Washington State University

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 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 $0-$30k list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,596 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 115 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $10,260 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California State University - Chico.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico Construction Engineering Technology Report

Switch to a Similar Major

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

Featured Construction Trades Schools

Find Schools Near You