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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 802 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering programs, but they also 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.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 29 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,483 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Purdue

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 For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,054 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Iowa State University

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,285 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NC State Construction Engineering Report

#4

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel also took the #13 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Citadel Military College of South Carolina is $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The Citadel Construction Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $12,317 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Construction Engineering Report

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $11,138 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 9 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,216 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $11,524 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The low 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at North Dakota State University

#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#19 in overall quality

Lamar University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lamar University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $9,200 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 100 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Oregon State University

#12

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#22 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,986 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k 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%.

Full UH Manoa Construction Engineering Report

#24 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTEP has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $7,092 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#16 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $11,811 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Arlington.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Construction Engineering Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $15,078 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#16

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #16, Marquette University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Marquette University is $19,169 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 88%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Marquette University

#17

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#23 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $12,378 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Georgia Southern University Construction Engineering Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend BGSU is $14,521 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#19

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $13,936 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#21 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $13,975 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Construction Engineering at KSU Georgia

#21

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#15 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $19,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at UA

#22

National University

La Jolla, California

National University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at National University

#23

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $25,937 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full NYU Construction Engineering Report

#24

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#20 in overall quality

California Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cal Baptist also took the #20 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cal Baptist is $20,277 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Cal Baptist

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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.

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