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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$6,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,463 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,367 and $21,045 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 189 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 46 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,839 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OSU-OKC.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,351 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,742 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 22 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,502 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

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#6

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St Philip’s College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,522 for southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7 in overall quality

Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wharton, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $4,163 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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