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2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,208 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,813 people earned a degree or certificate in construction, making the major the #38 most popular in the United States.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction

Our analysis found Honolulu Community College to be the best value school for construction students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Honolulu CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, construction majors at Honolulu CC accumulate an average of around $5,605 in student debt.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,990 per year.

Full Construction at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $6,210 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 4 spot on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STC are $13,320 a year.

STC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Construction Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Construction Associate Degree Schools list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 per year.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 6 majors within the trade school area of study, construction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Construction Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Construction Trades 1,813

Majors Similar to Construction

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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