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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 200 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering programs and cost less that 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k 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%.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $18,759 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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