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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $75-$110k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students 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. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Texas Tech

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $18,759 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lamar University Construction Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UTEP Construction Engineering Report

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 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 $75-$110k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $16,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UT Arlington Construction Engineering Report

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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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