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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 91 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $9,887 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 NC State Construction Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $14,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Virginia Tech Construction Engineering Report

#3

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Citadel, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,373 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $13,651 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Georgia Southern University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $16,775 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UA Little Rock Construction Engineering Report

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,910 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Alabama is $19,863 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering at The University of Alabama

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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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