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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Texas, there were 1,222 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,120 and $21,852 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 184 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 46 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $9,067 for Texas Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 42 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,351 for texas associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $5,742 for Texas Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $8,502 for texas associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Jacinto College.

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#5

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Philip’s College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,522 for Texas Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $4,163 for texas associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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