2025 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
9Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
383Construction Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$71,422Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in construction engineering technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #147 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for construction engineering technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 383 degrees in construction engineering technology annually.
Choosing a Great Construction Engineering Technology School
The construction engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Construction Engineering Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Construction Engineering Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Construction Engineering Technology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Construction Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of construction engineering tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Construction Engineering Tech
Every student who is interested in construction engineering technology has to look into Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Construction Engineering Technology degree recipients from Michigan State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,096 above the average earnings of construction engineering technology majors.
It's hard to beat Macomb Community College if you want to pursue a degree in construction engineering technology. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in construction engineering technology needs to take a look at Ferris State University. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 59 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
University of Akron Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in construction engineering technology. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Akron. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 46 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the construction engineering tech program state that they receive average early career wages of $66,798.
Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 3 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #510 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Toledo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the construction engineering tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $65,585.
Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 38 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent data year.
Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the construction engineering tech program state that they receive average early career wages of $53,310.
Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 6 construction engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, construction engineering tech degree recipients usually make around $58,954 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The construction engineering tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Construction Engineering Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Construction Engineering Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
