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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction Engineering is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 200 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,900 and $25,486 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 20 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

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

Read more about Construction Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,317 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $9,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $11,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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