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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

15 Ranked Colleges
1,463 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting 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 the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 16 Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 56 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 91 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is $6,753 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering tech degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,434 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 ’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

San Jacinto College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,692 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 227 ’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UH Construction Engineering Technology Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 ’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

St Philip’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,250 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 134 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 314 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering tech degrees to 155 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

With a ranking of #11, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 ’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#12

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 44 ’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Construction Engineering Technology Report

Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Wharton County Junior College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

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#15

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,979 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Tarleton State University.

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#16

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

With a ranking of #16, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s construction engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region construction engineering tech students with aid.

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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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