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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$61,800 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 91 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,800 and $22,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #1 spot on the 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 #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,483 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The Citadel.

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

Read more about Construction Engineering at The Citadel

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $15,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $19,067 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, GaSou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,373 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Georgia Southern University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,482 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Construction Engineering Report

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,036 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Full KSU Georgia Construction Engineering Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $23,284 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UA

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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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