2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 802 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 459th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 172 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

#3

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan

$17,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918.

Full Lawrence Technological University Construction Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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