2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
Construction Engineering Technology is the #149 most popular major in the country with 4,330 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction engineering tech 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Engineering
Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.
LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southeast Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent associate degree programs at North Dakota State College of Science helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best construction engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 16 |
| Kansas | 71 |
| Nebraska | 56 |
| North Dakota | 56 |
| South Dakota | 27 |
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Construction Engineering Technology Related Majors for Construction Engineering Tech
Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 4 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).
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