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2023 Best Construction Engineering Schools in Texas

11 Colleges
$58,656 Avg Salary
$21,001 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology School for You

Construction Engineering Technology is the #60 most popular major in Texas with 983 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Construction Engineering Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in Texas

Check out the construction engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in Texas for construction engineering technology students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $20,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $334.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, construction engineering tech graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $23,000.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Construction Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, construction engineering tech graduates from Texas State carry an average student debtload of $23,986. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $253.

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The excellent programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in Texas. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at TSTC take out is $10,260.

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Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

After completing their degree, construction engineering tech graduates from SHSU carry an average student debtload of $19,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $131.

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University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, construction engineering tech graduates from UNT take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

With a ranking of #7, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering technology students. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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With a ranking of #8, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction engineering technology programs. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#10

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 162
Oklahoma 78
New Mexico 1

One of 18 majors within the area of study, construction engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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