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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$6,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 197th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,067 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend TSTC.

Full Texas State Technical College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $5,839 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 42 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,351 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $5,742 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,502 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, St Philip’s College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,522 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full St Philip’s College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $4,163 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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