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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$51,967 Avg Salary
Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,344 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,936 and had an average of $20,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 538 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,967 and $22,613 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 115 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering technology 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 program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,959 for southeast region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Murray State.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,299 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at UNC Charlotte

#3

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairmont State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Fairmont State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,075 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Fairmont State.

Full Fairmont State Civil Engineering Technology Report

#4

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Bluefield State College is located in Bluefield, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Bluefield State College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,610 for southeast region bachelor’s degree civil engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bluefield State College.

Full Bluefield State College Civil Engineering Technology Report

#5

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Savannah State University is a public institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Savannah State University also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Savannah State University is $13,037 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Civil Engineering Technology at Savannah State University

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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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