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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

24 Ranked Colleges
528 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 528 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 24 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

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

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full National University Construction Engineering Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue Construction Engineering Report

#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

Full Lamar University Construction Engineering Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

Full Texas Tech University Construction Engineering Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 37 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

Full BGSU Construction Engineering Report

#8

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#23 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, GaSou has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

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#17 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#21 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#8 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#12

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#14

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend NC State.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#15

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 100 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, Oregon State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,016 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend Oregon State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Oregon State University

#16 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took the #16 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students per year to attend UT Arlington.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Construction Engineering Report

#18

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, The Citadel has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Citadel is $18,548 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Construction Engineering Report

#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #24 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

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#20

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#15 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,597 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students 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.

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#21

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#20 in overall quality

California Baptist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Cal Baptist also took the #20 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,707 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend California Baptist University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Baptist Construction Engineering Report

#22

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#22 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 4 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH Manoa is $15,030 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Manoa Construction Engineering Report

#23

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marquette University is $29,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Marquette University

#24

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree construction engineering students list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $39,772 for bachelor’s degree construction engineering students per year to attend New York University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Construction Engineering at NYU

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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%.

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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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