Construction Engineering Technology (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 7 programs report first-year pay
- 6 also report federal debt
- Bachelor's in Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
The median Texas construction engineering technology bachelor's program pays its graduates $72,266 in their first year, $26 more than the national median. Texas A&M reports the highest first-year pay ($77,799), and Texas A&M the lowest median debt ($20,500).
All 7 programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Tarleton State reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas construction engineering technology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Texas A&M$77,799
- Texas State$76,646
- University of Houston$73,694
- UNT$72,266
- Sam Houston State$72,116
Lowest median debt
- Texas A&M$20,500
- University of Houston$22,629
- Texas State$22,718
- Sam Houston State$25,000
- UNT$27,000
Lowest debt for the pay
"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to construction engineering technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Construction Managers
$101,470Median pay in Texas. 59,060 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 49,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Cost Estimators
$76,980Median pay in Texas. 20,760 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 17,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$59,390Median pay in Texas. 4,470 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Common questions
Texas A&M in College Station reports the highest median first-year pay, $77,799. Its median federal debt is $20,500.
Texas A&M reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,500, with first-year pay of $77,799.
The median across 7 Texas construction engineering technology bachelor's programs is $72,266 in the first year after graduating and $94,660 five years after.
7 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Medians are across the construction engineering technology bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024