2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Construction Management is the 193rd most popular major in the country with 3,461 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,012 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction management programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction management degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Construction Management Report

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 26 masters’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Management at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Read more about Construction Management at Clemson University

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Construction Management at KSU Georgia

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k)

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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