by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across Texas, there were 196 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,843 and $23,375 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 134 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Construction Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 16 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Construction Engineering at Lamar University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 28 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Engineering Major in Texas. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
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