2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 528 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Construction Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Iowa State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.
National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #5 spot on the list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Lamar University also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $12,311 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
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Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 37 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend BGSU.
Georgia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,536 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Full Georgia Southern University Construction Engineering Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UA 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 also took the #17 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Kennesaw State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Tech ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 54 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, UC has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $21,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
Oregon State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 100 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,016 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Oregon State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Construction Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.
The Citadel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Citadel is $18,548 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Construction Engineering Report
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,920 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend UTEP.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,597 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend The University of Alabama.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California Baptist University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Baptist University is $24,707 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa also took the #22 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Marquette University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, Marquette has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend Marquette University.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New York University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
NYU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $39,772 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend NYU.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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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%.
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- *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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