2026 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in Iowa
[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.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for construction engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in Iowa
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
Iowa State University earned the #1 spot for value among construction engineering schools in Iowa. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,787, with out-of-state students paying around $28,881. Construction Engineering graduates carry a median of $20,500 in student loans. Early-career construction engineering graduates make about $77,845. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Iowa State University admits about 89% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school 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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