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2023 Best Value Construction Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction School for You

With 57 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction is the #199 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Construction Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the construction programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Construction School

$6,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for construction students. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.

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Best Value Construction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2
Ohio 2
Wisconsin 0

Construction is one of 6 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Masonry 274

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 the rest 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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