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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,640 and $20,014 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CSULB is $9,622 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full CSULB Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, CSUN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSUN is $8,414 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at CSUN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno State is $5,464 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fresno State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 22 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,788 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend San Diego State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full San Diego State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 31 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 87%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Cal Poly Pomona

#4 in overall quality

California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 115 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,017 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Chico State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Chico

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Washington State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Washington State University

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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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