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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
949 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

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

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Houston Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 114 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 299 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 134 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Texas State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 44 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make more than $110k list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of North Texas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at UNT

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at SHSU

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Tarleton State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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