2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree construction engineering students with aid list, UT Arlington has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Construction Engineering Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Construction Engineering Report

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed 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.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (With Aid)

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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