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Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$5,712 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,212 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Construction Trades is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,795 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Lamar Institute of Technology to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

Lamar Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $2,844 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. TSTC is a large public school located in the city of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,969 per year.

TSTC also made our Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Texas. Altierus Career College - Bissonnet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Altierus Career College - Bissonnet undergraduate students pay an average of $15,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Lamson Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 368
New Mexico 161
Oklahoma 843

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Building Management & Inspection 5,269
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284
Other Construction 190

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Transportation & Materials Moving 33,306

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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