Construction Engineering Technology/Technician at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$72,116
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,904
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,843
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#19 of 43
Rank by pay
#18 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,855
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in construction engineering technology/technician earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State University Compares for Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

All 43 colleges reporting construction engineering technology/technician earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Florida Gainesville, FL$109,139$116,164#1$79,410
2Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$107,880$110,848#2$78,253
3California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$105,812$96,282#17$87,960
4California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$103,125$93,837#23$89,003
5Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$101,540$103,236#5$77,799
6San Diego State University San Diego, CA$100,564$91,507#29$81,608
7Texas State University San Marcos, TX$100,352$102,029#6$76,646
8Florida International University Miami, FL$99,471$105,874#3$73,602
9Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL$98,272$104,598#4$70,804
10University of Houston Houston, TX$97,201$98,825#14$73,694
…
16North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$95,019$98,442#15$74,199
17Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$94,921$88,770#36$78,423
18University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL$94,692$100,788#8$75,407
19Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$93,904$95,473#18$72,116
20South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$93,195$100,315#10$77,949
21University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$92,567$99,338#12$67,199
22University of North Texas Denton, TX$92,524$94,070#22$72,266

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$52,901$23,682#51 of 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sam Houston State University construction engineering technology/technician graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $72,116 one year after graduating and $93,904 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for construction engineering technology/technician?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for construction engineering technology/technician graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #19 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is construction engineering technology/technician at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for construction engineering technology/technician ($93,843), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,855.

← All data for Sam Houston State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.