2025 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
9Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
383Construction Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in construction engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #183 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 383 degrees in construction engineering technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Construction Engineering Technology School
Your choice of construction engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Construction Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Construction Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level
The construction engineering tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the construction engineering tech degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Construction Engineering Tech
Michigan State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in construction engineering technology. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 51 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in construction engineering technology has to look into Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Warren. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year.
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Ferris State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in construction engineering technology. Ferris is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 59 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Akron Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in construction engineering technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 46 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton. This college ranks 19th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 3 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year.
University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the city of Toledo. A Best Colleges rank of #510 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Toledo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Hammond. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 38 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
PFW is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 29th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 6 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of construction engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Construction Engineering Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
