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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
122 Degrees Awarded
$72,700 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 122 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,700 and $28,670 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $20,346 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Oregon State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Oregon State University Construction Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 4 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,372 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UH Manoa.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 UH Manoa

#3

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 11 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, National University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 National University

#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California Baptist University is $23,255 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full Cal Baptist 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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