2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality 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 degree in the Plains States Region . LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State College of Science is a great value for construction engineering technology students. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, construction engineering tech majors at North Dakota State University accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, construction engineering tech majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Pittsburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at UNL take out is $25,750. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year. On average, construction engineering tech graduates from K -State take out $24,840 in student loans while working on their degree. 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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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.
Request InformationBest Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best construction engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 9 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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