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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,225 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,270 and $23,634 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 90 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $1,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 University of Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 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, FIU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,002 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FIU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full FIU Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 63 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Florida.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Florida Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 30 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Seminole State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,006 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.

Full Seminole State College of Florida Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

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, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for 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

Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 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. It costs about $8,889 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Full Louisiana Tech University Construction Engineering Technology Report

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #7 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. Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Florida A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $13,139 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#8

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

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. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $9,188 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University

#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

WKU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WKU.

Full WKU Construction Engineering Technology Report

#10

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 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. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $13,936 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at UA Little Rock

#11

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AAMU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alabama A & M University is $14,310 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at AAMU

#12

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

With a ranking of #12, Florida Institute of Technology 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. Florida Tech is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,604 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Tech.

Read full report on 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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