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

12 Ranked Colleges
556 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,270 and $23,634 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 90 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 UF

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

FIU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Florida International University.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida International University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 63 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, UNF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of North Florida.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Florida Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at GaSou

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 30 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seminole State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State is $8,326 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Seminole State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#6

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Louisiana Tech

#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 39 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Full Western Kentucky University Construction Engineering Technology Report

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 9 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University

#9

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Carolina University.

Full Western Carolina University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#10

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Construction Engineering Technology Report

#11

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

With a ranking of #11, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

AAMU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Alabama A & M University.

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#12

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $31,097 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Florida Tech.

Full Florida Tech Construction Engineering Technology Report

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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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