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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
949 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 949 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 209 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UH is $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at UH

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 134 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Texas State

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $18,978 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $21,613 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at UNT

#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 299 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M College Station Construction Engineering Technology Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Sam Houston State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton is $21,678 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Tarleton

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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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