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

5 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$65,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 802 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 200 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,900 and $25,486 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 20 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,818 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lamar University.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,622 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

UTEP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $10,786 for southwest region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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