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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees 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 University Northwest is $11,250 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students list, PFW has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $10,912 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees 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 per year to attend Central Michigan.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 15 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students list, Wayne State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,965 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students per year to attend Wayne State.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students per year to attend Michigan State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.

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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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