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

8 Ranked Colleges
949 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,367 and $21,045 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 949 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 299 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $8,521 for Southwest 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 85%.

Full University of North Texas Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 114 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $10,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at UH

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OSU.

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

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State University.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Texas State University

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Sam Houston State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Tarleton State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $15,604 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tarleton State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

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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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