2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Construction is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 740 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 56 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in construction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The construction 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 Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Triton College

River Grove, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$6,112 Average Net Price

$102,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s construction students in 2019-2020.

Triton College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Triton College is $6,112 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Construction at Triton College

#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$5,875 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washtenaw Community College is $5,875 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Construction at Washtenaw Community College

#3

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$10,642 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 10 associates’s construction degrees in 2019-2020.

SWIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SWIC is $10,642 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Construction at SWIC

#4

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Green Bay, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$15,131 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,131 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Construction students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NWTC.

Read more about Construction at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction (Income $75-$110k)

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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