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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 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 $75-$110k 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 North Carolina State University is $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 94%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at North Carolina State University

#2

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took 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 $23,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and 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. The yearly cost to attend The Citadel is $23,368 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

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

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $18,255 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Construction Engineering at GaSou

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $15,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#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 $75-$110k ranking. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $19,570 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at KSU Georgia

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 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 $75-$110k list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $24,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UA

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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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