by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,187 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology, making the major the 237th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,421 and had an average of $25,812 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 150 civil engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,273 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful civil engineering technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region civil engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Kansas Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Goodland, Kansas, and it awarded 28 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 16 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. State Technical College of Missouri is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. DCTC is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 11 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Lake Superior College is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota that handed out 9 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Community College Civil Engineering Technology Report
Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Des Moines Area Community College is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 8 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State College of Science came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full North Dakota State College of Science Civil Engineering Technology Report
Metropolitan Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s civil engineering tech degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. LU Missouri is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 0 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 0 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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