2026 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in Georgia
[Construction Engineering](/majors/engineering/construction-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong construction engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for construction engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in Georgia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the construction engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Construction Engineering Schools
Georgia Southern University tops our 2026 list of the best value construction engineering schools in Georgia. Georgia Southern University is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro. Students from in state pay about $6,022 in tuition and fees, compared with $17,734 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for construction engineering graduates is $26,500. Soon after graduation, construction engineering degree recipients from Georgia Southern University generally make around $45,531. That is a strong return on a $26,500 median debt. Georgia Southern University admits about 88% of applicants.
Kennesaw State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value construction engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, Kennesaw State University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,808, compared with $17,736 for out-of-state students. Construction Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,004 in student loans. Early-career construction engineering graduates make about $53,824. That is a strong return on a $27,004 median debt. Roughly 69% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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