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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$60,277 Avg Salary
$25,648 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the most popular school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

On average, construction engineering tech graduates from UNL take out $25,750 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $222.

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The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Construction Engineering Tech majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in the Plains States Region . LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri Western State University is a great place for construction engineering technology students. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

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#8

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

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#10

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 13 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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