by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 455th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in construction engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for construction engineering students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 50 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. SD Mines is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Construction Engineering Report
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 21 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #6. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 134 degrees to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #9. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Construction Engineering Report
Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 48 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 50 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Construction Engineering Report
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 21 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #14. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Construction Engineering Report
University of Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #15. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 10 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lamar University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #19. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
New York University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Construction Engineering Report
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Alabama came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national 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.
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