2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 318 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar Institute of Technology the best value school in Texas for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
TSTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Community College District are $8,580 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Altierus Career College - Bissonnet. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $14,975 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamson Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 51 |
New Mexico | 40 |
Oklahoma | 101 |
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Construction Trades Related Majors for Construction Trades
Construction Trades Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 23,527 |
Building Management & Inspection | 4,511 |
Carpentry | 3,273 |
Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,617 |
Construction | 1,435 |
Masonry | 274 |
Other Construction | 157 |
Majors Similar to Construction Trades
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Personal & Culinary Services | 130,328 |
Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,336 |
Precision Production | 52,913 |
Transportation & Materials Moving | 29,084 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.