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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
949 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 299 students 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 yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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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 $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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#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 $30-$48k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 134 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State University.

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#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 $30-$48k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 $30-$48k ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $17,132 for southwest region bachelor’s 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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