2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 91 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The construction engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree construction engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Full GMU Construction Engineering Report

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering at U Miami

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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