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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 430 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,640 and $20,014 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $14,544 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at California State University - Long Beach

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fresno State is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Fresno is $11,819 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Fresno Construction Engineering Technology Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,346 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend California State University - Northridge.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full California State University - Northridge Construction Engineering Technology Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego State University is $18,766 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full San Diego State University Construction Engineering Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 31 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly Pomona is $17,944 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Cal Poly Pomona

#4 in overall quality

California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Chico State is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 115 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chico State is $19,444 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Chico State

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wazzu has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $22,090 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Engineering Technology at Wazzu

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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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