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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$5,712 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,755 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSTC are $6,950 a year.

TSTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #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 large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

Full Construction Trades at Austin Community College District Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Altierus Career College - Bissonnet. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college 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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#5

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
New Mexico 40
Oklahoma 101

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
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.

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