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Best Value Construction Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Construction Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 161 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Construction Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Construction Undergraduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for construction students working on their undergraduate certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,390 per year.

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Best Value Construction Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Indiana 29
Wisconsin 0
Ohio 16

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

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 values are for the top school 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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