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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$24,343 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,739 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor's 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for construction engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Construction Engineering

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our analysis found University of Houston to be the best value school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. Construction Engineering Tech majors at UH take out an average of $25,142 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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#2

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarleton are $17,582 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year. On average, construction engineering tech graduates from SHSU take out $20,263 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $131, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, SHSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Texas State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,173. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $253.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, construction engineering tech majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $22,795 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Tempe is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, construction engineering tech graduates from OSU carry an average student debtload of $22,904.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year. On average, construction engineering tech graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $20,222 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $334, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 983
Arizona 162
Oklahoma 78
New Mexico 1

Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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