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

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

Associate programs — 68 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

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

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 (—).