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2023 Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$60,098 Avg Salary
$22,954 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology School for You

Construction Engineering Technology is the #28 most popular major in the country with 4,299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the construction engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Technology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for construction engineering technology students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering technology schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for construction engineering technology students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best construction engineering technology programs. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for construction engineering technology students. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#9

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Construction Engineering Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 92
Texas 1,165
Oklahoma 72
New Mexico 3

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, construction engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Construction Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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