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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$59,600 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,367 and $21,045 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 46 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 5 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU-OKC is $8,783 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $7,595 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #4 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 #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,048 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tarrant County College.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $9,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $8,285 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#7 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,763 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

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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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