2022 Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in Alabama (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Alabama, there were 42 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Jefferson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$9,018 Average Net Price

$35,775 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Jeff State is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Jeff State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jeff State is $9,018 for alabama construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#2

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$14,990 Average Net Price

$38,142 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Normal, Alabama that handed out 9 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend Alabama A & M University is $14,990 for alabama construction engineering tech students with aid.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Alabama A & M University

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• Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (With Aid)

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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