by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $62,452 and had an average of $22,347 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,027 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,849 and $23,258 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in construction engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree construction engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #2 spot on the list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Clemson University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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