Top Construction Engineering Technology Programs in the West
Updated
Regional list from Best Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Programs
This page ranks the 8 Construction Engineering Technology/Technician programs in the West by median earnings of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. Arizona State University Campus Immersion ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $107,880 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed schools, the median earnings figure is $97,818, with values ranging from $107,880 to $89,002.
All 8 programs on the list are at public institutions. California State University-Long Beach ranks 5th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, the strongest showing on the page.
California State University-Fresno reports the lowest average net price, at $7,000.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ | $107,880 | $14,967 | $9,070 | 89.9% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion reports $107,880 in median earnings of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, the highest figure on this list, alongside an admission rate of 90%. | |||||
| 2 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA | $105,812 | $11,531 | $7,851 | 75.2% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona left with a median of $16,000 in federal loans, and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician completers earn $105,812 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA | $103,125 | $10,440 | $7,183 | 46.3% |
| California State University-Long Beach ranks 5th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $103,125 for its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | San Diego State University · San Diego, CA | $100,564 | $15,364 | $9,910 | 36.2% |
| San Diego State University admits 36% of applicants and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $100,564 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA | $95,072 | $7,000 | $5,105 | 95.3% |
| California State University-Fresno carries an average net price of $7,000 and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $95,072 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO | $94,921 | $21,279 | $13,259 | 88.5% |
| With 181 graduates in the earnings cohort, Colorado State University-Fort Collins reports $94,921 in median earnings of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $21,279. | |||||
| 7 | California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA | $89,804 | $7,021 | $4,905 | 93.5% |
| California State University-Northridge posts an average net price of $4,905 for families earning under $30,000, and its Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates earn a median of $89,804 four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | Montana State University · Bozeman, MT | $89,002 | $22,499 | $17,797 | 82.1% |
| Montana State University reports $89,002 in median earnings of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician graduates four years after completing, and graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $22,500 in federal loans. | |||||
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 West appear. The figure is the median for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The spread from Arizona State University Campus Immersion to the bottom of the list is $18,878, with a gap of $2,068 separating Arizona State University Campus Immersion from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.
Job market context in the West
Graduates of Construction Engineering Technology/Technician programs in the West enter occupations such as Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Cost Estimators, and related technical roles. The median annual wage across those occupations is $81,452, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $64,082. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 10.7% higher, with 20,080 projected openings a year. That works out to about 2,621 openings a year for every hundred graduates, which means more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. These market figures describe the occupations linked to the field, not the earnings of any particular program's graduates, which the ranking above measures four years after completing.
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