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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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 Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $9,622 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Long Beach

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,414 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend California State University - Northridge.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Northridge Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students per year to attend California State University - Chico.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Chico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed 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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full Fresno State Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Construction Engineering Technology Report

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

San Diego State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,788 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students per year to attend San Diego State University.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at San Diego State University

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend Washington State University.

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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