by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking.
Construction Engineering is the 248th most popular major in the country with 878 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,870 and had an average of $24,467 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 590 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their construction engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 55 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 59 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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 93%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Construction Engineering Report
With a ranking of #12, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Construction Engineering at Texas Tech University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full North Dakota State University Construction Engineering Report
Marquette University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. Marquette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 88%.
The University of Alabama ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 87%.
Full The University of Alabama Construction Engineering Report
North Carolina State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
National University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia Southern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Kennesaw State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major list. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #24. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Construction Engineering Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Construction Engineering Report
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