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Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,460 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$12,759 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for construction engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year.

TSTC also made our Best Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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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