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2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 361 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 215 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Management at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the #2 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - East Bay is $11,116 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Full Cal State East Bay Construction Management Report

#3

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full National University Construction Management Report

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 34 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students per year to attend Central Washington University.

Read more about Construction Management at CWU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,424 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction management students per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Read full report on Construction Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $12,995 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at UAA

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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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