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2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

NC State also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full NC State Construction Engineering Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Virginia Tech 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Construction Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#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 Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, GaSou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend GaSou.

Full GaSou Construction Engineering Report

#5

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #5 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel also made our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for The Citadel is $18,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at The Citadel

#6

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Construction Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 13 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The University of Alabama.

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

Read full report on Construction Engineering at UA

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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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