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2023 Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$65,254 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,199 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,077 and $12,389 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction trades programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction trades program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 1 Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

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