Construction Engineering Technology Programs in the South
Updated
Regional list from Best Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Programs
This page ranks the 15 Construction Engineering Technology/Technician programs in the South by the median earnings of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. University of Florida ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $109,139 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $109,139 to $64,359, with a median of $94,692.
All 15 programs are at 100% public institutions. University of Florida posts the lowest average net price on the page, at $6,541. University of Houston ranks 13th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Florida · Gainesville, FL | $109,139 | $6,541 | $1,982 | 24.2% |
| University of Florida reports median earnings of $109,139 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list. | |||||
| 2 | Texas A&M University-College Station · College Station, TX | $101,540 | $21,315 | $12,784 | 57.4% |
| Texas A&M University-College Station admits 57% of applicants and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $101,540 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Texas State University · San Marcos, TX | $100,352 | $16,805 | $12,715 | 89.3% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $21,000 in federal loans at Texas State University, where the Construction Engineering Technology/Technician program reports median earnings of $100,352 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Florida International University · Miami, FL | $99,471 | $9,288 | $7,003 | 54.7% |
| Florida International University ranks 14th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $99,471 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL | $98,272 | $13,739 | $13,299 | 20.6% |
| With an admission rate of 21%, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is the most selective school on this list and reports median earnings of $98,272 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | University of Houston · Houston, TX | $97,201 | $14,276 | $10,929 | 73.9% |
| University of Houston posts median earnings of $97,201 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $14,276. | |||||
| 7 | Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA | $95,844 | $15,267 | $12,162 | 87.9% |
| Georgia Southern University has a median federal debt of $23,250 across all of its borrowers who completed, and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $95,844 four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL | $94,692 | $10,154 | $6,647 | 53.2% |
| The Construction Engineering Technology/Technician program at University of North Florida reports median earnings of $94,692 four years after completing, with an earnings cohort of 80 graduates. | |||||
| 9 | Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX | $93,904 | $16,404 | $12,474 | 90.3% |
| Sam Houston State University admits 90% of applicants, the top admission rate on this list, and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $93,904 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | University of North Texas · Denton, TX | $92,524 | $15,649 | $12,311 | 72.2% |
| University of North Texas reports median earnings of $92,524 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, and an average net price of $12,311 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 11 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK | $89,342 | $17,447 | $12,243 | 75.0% |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ranks 11th on this list, with its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earning a median of $89,342 four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock · Little Rock, AR | $86,132 | $17,248 | $15,195 | 58.8% |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock has a median federal debt of $22,000 across all its borrowers who completed, and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $86,132 four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC | $83,954 | $13,315 | $8,816 | 81.8% |
| Western Carolina University reports median earnings of $83,954 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, with 43 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 14 | Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA | $77,558 | $11,864 | $7,676 | 86.4% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Louisiana Tech University with a median of $22,135 in federal loans, and the school admits 86% of applicants. | |||||
| 15 | Prairie View A & M University · Prairie View, TX | $64,359 | $13,570 | $12,120 | 79.3% |
| Prairie View A & M University, a public university in Prairie View, ranks 115th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the South appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range and median below cover the 15 schools with a published figure. University of Florida leads the list at $109,139, and the gap to second-ranked Texas A&M University-College Station is $7,599.
Job market context in the South
Graduates of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician programs in the South enter occupations such as Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians and Cost Estimators. The median annual wage across those occupations is $71,290, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $55,518. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 9.8% higher, with 30,680 projected openings a year, or about 2,162 openings a year for every hundred graduates, suggesting more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the median earnings of graduates four years after completing, which is a different measure from the occupational wage figures reported here.
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