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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. TSTC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 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 $8,783 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full OSU-OKC Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $7,595 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Houston Community College

#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 $48-$75k list. Tarrant County College District is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $7,048 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Tarrant County College Construction Engineering Technology Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Jacinto 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 $9,788 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at San Jacinto College

#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $8,285 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k 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 estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $6,763 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Wharton County Junior College Construction Engineering Technology Report

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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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