Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

4,211 students earn a construction engineering technology/technician credential each year across 138 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $72,240
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $91,651

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Bachelor's programs — 62 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California53$89,0031 year out$116,039$17,866 2California State University-ChicoChico, California116$88,6481 year out—$21,104 3California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California42$87,9601 year out$111,388$16,067 4San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California16$81,6081 year out——5Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington69$80,4041 year out—$28,550 6University of FloridaGainesville, Florida96$79,4101 year out$112,831$14,738 7California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California23$79,3521 year out$102,821—8California State University-FresnoFresno, California51$78,7161 year out$105,173$12,985 9Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado165$78,4231 year out$100,451$25,000 10Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona144$78,2531 year out—$22,750 11South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota—$77,9491 year out$74,022$25,000 12Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas311$77,7991 year out$101,224$20,500 13Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana38$77,1391 year out$89,788$27,044 14Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas110$76,6461 year out$96,457$22,718 15University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida57$75,4071 year out$91,779$22,364 16Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan39$74,5181 year out$103,264$25,363 17Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas56$74,2531 year out$94,083$27,000 18North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota43$74,1991 year out—$27,000 19Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma43$73,9001 year out$104,699$24,525 20University of HoustonHouston, Texas167$73,6941 year out$94,660$22,629 21Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida70$73,6021 year out$92,297$22,000 22University of North TexasDenton, Texas35$72,2661 year out—$27,000 23Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania25$72,2401 year out—$28,250 24Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas70$72,1161 year out$89,884$25,000 25University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas19$71,8451 year out$75,135$20,250 26University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska43$71,7971 year out$91,651$24,964 27Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida14$70,8041 year out$86,449$31,000 28Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas33$70,4811 year out——29Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York47$69,9421 year out$89,551$17,500 30Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana17$68,2841 year out——31CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York78$67,4761 year out$84,308$10,900 32Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois—$67,4501 year out$104,657—33Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia118$67,2351 year out$101,493$26,000 34University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina—$67,1991 year out$79,769$27,000 35University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio37$66,7801 year out$81,565$25,000 36Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida40$65,9941 year out—$17,116 37University of ToledoToledo, Ohio26$65,5851 year out$79,425$24,225 38University of MaineOrono, Maine41$65,5401 year out$79,068$27,000 39Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina48$63,4011 year out$85,272$27,000 40Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky—$63,0131 year out$89,806$29,000 41Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas23$61,0681 year out$82,312$31,000 42Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana20$58,9541 year out$73,207$22,590 43Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana45$58,1511 year out—$21,750 44Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan17$53,3101 year out——45Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri13$47,1411 year out——46California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California79—1 year out——47Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina70—1 year out——48Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida23—1 year out——49The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas20—1 year out——50Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama19—1 year out——51Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado19—1 year out$91,838—52SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York18—1 year out——53Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas11—1 year out——54Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——55Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia9—1 year out——56Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire8—1 year out——57Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah8—1 year out——58University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado7—1 year out——59Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida6—1 year out——60University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida5—1 year out——61Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan0—1 year out$86,720—62Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan0—1 year out$90,337—

Associate programs — 68 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, Oklahoma—$76,1541 year out$93,701$12,000 2Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota23$75,2531 year out$65,335$12,000 3University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio33$67,4391 year out$86,913$24,709 4Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania—$44,5181 year out$48,670$16,095 5Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York19$44,1621 year out$58,729—6Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas50$38,6821 year out—$12,125 7Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas47—1 year out——8Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan38—1 year out$89,155$13,000 9Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas33—1 year out——10Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota28—1 year out——11CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York26—1 year out——12San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas25—1 year out——13University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas23—1 year out——14BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston, West Virginia22—1 year out——15Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio20—1 year out——16Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas20—1 year out——17Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida19—1 year out——18Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama17—1 year out——19Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina17—1 year out——20SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York14—1 year out——21NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas14—1 year out——22Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi13—1 year out——23Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York13—1 year out——24York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina13—1 year out——25Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan12—1 year out——26SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York12—1 year out——27Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington12—1 year out——28Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio11—1 year out——29Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida9—1 year out——30Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida9—1 year out——31Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio9—1 year out——32Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma9—1 year out——33Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon9—1 year out——34South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas9—1 year out——35Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut8—1 year out——36Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida8—1 year out——37Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, Mississippi8—1 year out——38Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——39Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida7—1 year out——40Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——41Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida6—1 year out——42Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, Michigan6—1 year out——43Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi6—1 year out——44South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota6—1 year out——45St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, Texas5—1 year out——46Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan4—1 year out——47Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey4—1 year out——48Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon4—1 year out——49Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina4—1 year out——50Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii3—1 year out——51Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, New York3—1 year out——52Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York3—1 year out——53North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota3—1 year out——54Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio3—1 year out——55Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio3—1 year out——56University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas2—1 year out——57Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida2—1 year out——58Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana2—1 year out——59Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan2—1 year out——60Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri2—1 year out——61Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio2—1 year out——62Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Texas2—1 year out——63Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas2—1 year out——64South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, Illinois1—1 year out——65Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi1—1 year out——66Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio1—1 year out——67Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee1—1 year out——68Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 50 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio50—1 year out——2Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas47—1 year out——3Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, Washington46—1 year out——4Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas43—1 year out——5Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama39—1 year out——6Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida31—1 year out——7Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio28—1 year out——8San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas28—1 year out——9NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas28—1 year out——10Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida21—1 year out——11Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina17—1 year out——12Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas17—1 year out——13Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, Illinois16—1 year out——14Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi14—1 year out——15Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio13—1 year out——16University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota11—1 year out——17Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas11—1 year out——18Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas10—1 year out——19Alaska Vocational Technical CenterSeward, Alaska9—1 year out——20Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida9—1 year out——21Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi9—1 year out——22Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas9—1 year out——23South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas9—1 year out——24Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida8—1 year out——25Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon8—1 year out——26Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——27Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, Texas8—1 year out——28Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas8—1 year out——29St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, Texas7—1 year out——30Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri6—1 year out——31Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico6—1 year out——32Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington6—1 year out——33Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York5—1 year out——34Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon5—1 year out——35Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, Michigan4—1 year out——36University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio4—1 year out——37Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan3—1 year out——38Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio3—1 year out——39Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio3—1 year out——40Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——41University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas2—1 year out——42Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida2—1 year out——43Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida2—1 year out——44Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii1—1 year out——45North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota1—1 year out——46Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, Missouri1—1 year out——47Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio1—1 year out——48Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio1—1 year out——49Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, South Carolina1—1 year out——50Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).