by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Construction Engineering is the 455th most popular major in the country with 878 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 590 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 31 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 bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Construction Engineering Report
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington Construction Engineering Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Construction Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #10. 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 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Lamar University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Marquette University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #18. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Construction Engineering at North Carolina State University
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students 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%.
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Georgia Southern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Construction Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Construction Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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