2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 464 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,414 and $23,539 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering technology programs and 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.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #0 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Michigan State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $48-$75k)

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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