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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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” 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend TSTC.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at TSTC

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at San Jacinto College

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU-OKC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $6,753 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 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 $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Full Tarrant County College District Construction Engineering Technology Report

#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,250 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students.

Full St Philip’s College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#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 list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wharton, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech 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 $5,334 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at 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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