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Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,838 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,739 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, construction engineering technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 4,299 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for construction engineering tech 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Construction Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Northwest the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for construction engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,478 in tuition and fees each year. On average, construction engineering tech graduates from Purdue Northwest take out $23,612 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,112.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $34,199 per year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Wayne State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,365.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Toledo are $20,671 a year.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $42,607 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at Michigan State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,627. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $535, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 15% of our Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at Michigan State University Report

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PFW are $21,573 a year.

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Best Construction Engineering Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 153
Indiana 43
Ohio 244
Illinois 3

Construction Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Construction Engineering Tech Concentrations

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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