2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 168 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,900 and $25,486 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Schools

The construction engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in Texas

#1

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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 also made our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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.

Credits

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

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