If you plan on majoring in construction management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #190 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 98 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Construction Management Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,152 degrees in construction management to qualified students.
Your choice of construction management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Construction Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Construction Management Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Construction Management in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the construction management degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Southern California is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in construction management. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 33 construction management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in construction management. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in construction management. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 110 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Wentworth Institute of Technology is a good decision for students interested in a degree in construction management. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 18th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 134 construction management students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 123 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 363 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.
BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 construction management students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 construction management students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 16 construction management students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.
There were roughly 13 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 42 construction management students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 70th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 22 construction management students who graduated with this degree at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 construction management students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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