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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools

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$42,492 Avg Salary
$14,817 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering Technology Associate Degree 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 Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 associate degree.

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the most popular school for construction engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Of the 59 students majoring in construction engineering tech at Ferris, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Of the 47 students majoring in construction engineering tech at El Centro College, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in construction engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.

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Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Waco.

Women make up 14% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that construction engineering tech majors at TSTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,977.

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Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 28% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

Women make up 27% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 10% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

Construction Engineering Tech majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out an average of $23,137 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction engineering technology programs. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

Of the 25 students majoring in construction engineering tech at Valencia College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree construction engineering technology programs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Of the 11 students majoring in construction engineering tech at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Columbus State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Columbus State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 21% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.

Of the 9 students majoring in construction engineering tech at NWACC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Construction Engineering Technology at NorthWest Arkansas Community College Report

#12

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the construction engineering tech majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
14 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
15 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
15 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR

Construction Engineering Technology by Region

View the Most Popular Construction Engineering Associate Degree 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 27 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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