2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,461 people earned their degree in construction management, making the major the 193rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 234 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 142 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in construction management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$12,475 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for California Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Construction Management Report

#2

California State University - East Bay

Hayward, California

#2 in overall quality

$8,036 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - East Bay is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal State East Bay is $8,036 for California Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Management at California State University - East Bay

#3

National University

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Management at National University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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