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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 152 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for construction engineering tech majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 152 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools list. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Chico did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

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Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #11, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #13 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

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#15

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

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#15

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #15, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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#17

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#18

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for construction engineering technology students. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale State College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#20

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular construction engineering technology programs. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Construction Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
23 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
24 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR
24 Clemson University Clemson, SC
26 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
27 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS
27 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
29 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
30 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH

Construction Engineering Technology by Region

View the Most Popular Construction Engineering Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

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 25 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.

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