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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,794 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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for construction engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt State are $19,088 per year.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 15% of our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at K -State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,536. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $310.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

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

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