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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,654 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 42 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,755 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College District 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. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $9,152 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. OSU-OKC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 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 $75-$110k list, OSU-OKC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,257 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,690 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k 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 $75-$110k list. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,158 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k 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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