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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,225 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $14,544 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at CSULB

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno State is $11,819 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fresno State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, CSUN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $15,346 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Full California State University - Northridge Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SDSU is $18,766 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at San Diego State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $17,944 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Cal Poly Pomona

#4 in overall quality

California State University - Chico landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 115 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $19,444 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend California State University - Chico.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Chico State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $22,090 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wazzu.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Wazzu

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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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