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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
187 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 464 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,414 and $23,539 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue Northwest, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue Northwest is $11,250 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

Full Purdue University Northwest Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Michigan State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Michigan State

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,965 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Wayne State.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Wayne State University

#4

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #4 spot on the list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PFW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $10,912 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Full PFW Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,981 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Central Michigan University.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $17,630 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend University of Toledo.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

Full University of Akron Main Campus 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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