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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$15,567 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,277 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the construction engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for construction engineering technology students. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Southeast Technical College Report

$6,606 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 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 large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for construction engineering technology students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at South Dakota State University Report

#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS
$19,088 Average Tuition & Fees

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pitt State is a medium-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 very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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