2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’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 #1 spot on the list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 82 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UT Arlington

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$81,702 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering at ASU - Tempe

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNM Construction Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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