2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Construction Trades School for You
In 2020-2021, 35,794 construction trades students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the construction trades programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Construction Trades
Our analysis found Texas State Technical College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TSTC are $11,369 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TSTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UTSA also is in the top 15% of our Best Construction Trades Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Lamar Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction trades schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Lamar Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $12,636 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a great value for construction trades students. Located in the city of Houston, Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet are $14,975 a year.
Austin Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
Tulsa Technology Center ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Lamson Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
Best Construction Trades Colleges by State
Explore the best construction trades colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 368 |
| Texas | 1,795 |
| New Mexico | 161 |
| Oklahoma | 843 |
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Construction Trades Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 23,527 |
| Building Management & Inspection | 4,511 |
| Carpentry | 3,273 |
| Plumbing & Water Supply | 2,617 |
| Construction | 1,435 |
| Masonry | 274 |
| Other Construction | 157 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Trades
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Personal & Culinary Services | 130,306 |
| Mechanic & Repair Technologies | 96,307 |
| Precision Production | 52,905 |
| Transportation & Materials Moving | 28,383 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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