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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering is the 459th most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 200 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for southwest region 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 87%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Texas Tech

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Construction Engineering Report

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also made our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $10,631 for southwest region construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Lamar University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,427 for southwest region construction engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,974 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 5 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,458 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full UNM Construction Engineering Report

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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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