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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Florida Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU Construction Engineering Technology Report

#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WCU Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full East Carolina University Construction Engineering Technology Report

#5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at UA Little Rock

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (With Aid)

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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