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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Construction Engineering is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 91 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,800 and $22,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering 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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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $7,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full NC State Construction Engineering Report

#2

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #2 spot on the list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

The Citadel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The Citadel is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at The Citadel

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $11,138 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $12,378 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Georgia Southern University Construction Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $13,936 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UA Little Rock

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,975 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Read more about Construction Engineering at KSU Georgia

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $19,322 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UA Construction Engineering Report

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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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