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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
949 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology/technician programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend UH.

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

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at University of Houston

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid list, Texas State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Construction Engineering Technology Report

#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 299 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Texas A&M College Station

#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 #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 114 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Construction Engineering Technology Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid 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 with aid per year to attend UNT.

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

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at UNT

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at SHSU

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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 full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Tarleton State University

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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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