2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,597 people earned their degree in construction, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,450 and had an average of $9,879 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 81 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,900 and $9,879 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$10,648 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC also made our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend HACC is $10,648 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $30-$48k)

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.

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