Construction Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University

What traits are you looking for in a construction engineering tech school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's construction engineering tech program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Construction Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Engineering Tech

SHSU Construction Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks construction engineering tech programs across the country. The following shows how SHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The construction engineering tech major at SHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	13
Most Popular Construction Engineering Technology Trade Schools	17
Most Focused Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	28
Best Construction Engineering Technology Trade Schools	35
	35
Most Focused Construction Engineering Technology Trade Schools	37
Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Schools	41
	48

Construction Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction engineering tech majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in construction engineering tech from SHSU in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in construction engineering tech at SHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in construction engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in construction engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Construction Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Civil Engineering Technicians	10,230	$51,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.