2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering Technology is the 381st most popular major in the country with 1,344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 35 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$4,771 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. OSU Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,771 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology.

Full Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Technology Report

#2

University of Houston - Downtown

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$5,065 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,065 for southwest region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH Downtown.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at University of Houston - Downtown

#3

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$19,390 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,390 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Read more about Civil Engineering Technology at TSU

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sean Mack.

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