2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 122 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#1

National University

La Jolla, California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #1 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 11 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 National University Construction Engineering Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$20,016 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 100 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,016 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Oregon State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Oregon State University

#3

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#3 in overall quality

$24,707 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. California Baptist University is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 7 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California Baptist University is $24,707 for far western us region 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%.

Full Cal Baptist Construction Engineering Report

#4

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#4 in overall quality

$15,030 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 4 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,030 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend UH Manoa.

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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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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.

Credits

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

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