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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,483 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full The Citadel Construction Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NC State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at NC State

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $19,067 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $16,373 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Georgia Southern University Construction Engineering Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,482 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UA Little Rock.

Full UA Little Rock Construction Engineering Report

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $18,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,284 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full UA 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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