2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,225 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k) 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF Construction Engineering Technology Report

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$75,832 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Florida International University

#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$17,821 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

WCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at WCU

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #0 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 ECU are $20,685.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at ECU

#5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Construction Engineering Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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