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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 286 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,600 and $26,292 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 43 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lake Area Technical Institute is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

LATI also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,306 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lake Area Technical Institute.

Full Lake Area Technical Institute Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State College of Science is $11,086 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at North Dakota State College of Science

#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southeast Tech is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,785 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeast Tech.

Full Southeast Technical College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,326 for plains states region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $9,052 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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