2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at UH

#4

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 41 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at ASU - Tempe

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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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