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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NC State Construction Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students with aid per year to attend UA Little Rock.

Full UA Little Rock Construction Engineering Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students with aid per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech

#4

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. The Citadel 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 $18,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students with aid per year to attend The Citadel.

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%. 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 1 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students with aid per year to attend GaSou.

Full GaSou Construction Engineering Report

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students with aid.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 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 #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students with aid per year to attend The University of Alabama.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about 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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