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2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s construction engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region construction engineering students with aid.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 30 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region construction engineering students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech University.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 103 diplomas to qualified ’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for southwest region construction engineering students with aid per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 5 ’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Construction Engineering students with aid per year to attend UNM.

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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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