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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$9,806 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 4,299 people earned a degree or certificate in construction engineering technology, making the major the #28 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Construction Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the best value school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,278 a year.

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#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $10,022 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great value for construction engineering technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. TSTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,094 per year.

TSTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

Macomb Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,830 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate construction engineering technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,500 a year.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.

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Jefferson State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction engineering technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,910 in tuition and fees each year.

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Construction Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 12 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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