2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,333 and had an average of $22,033 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 999 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,270 and $23,634 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 construction engineering technology 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology 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.

More Ways to Rank Construction Engineering Technology Schools

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 “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

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#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,832 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCU are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

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#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 Making $0-$30k. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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