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2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

15 Ranked Colleges
829 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 15 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Southeast Region

#1

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Everglades U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Everglades U is $30,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

Full Everglades University Construction Management Report

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Construction Management at Appalachian State University

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Read more about Construction Management at Kennesaw State University

#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

Full Northern Kentucky University Construction Management Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Construction Management at Virginia Tech

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Construction Management at Mississippi State University

#7

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

John Brown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

JBU also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend John Brown University is $21,963 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 John Brown University

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ULM is $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Read more about Construction Management at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#2 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 172 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Management at Louisiana State University

#10

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at Middle Tennessee State University

#11

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 27 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.

Read more about Construction Management at Eastern Kentucky University

#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 more about Construction Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#13

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama
#14 in overall quality

Tuskegee University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuskegee, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Tuskegee also took the #14 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tuskegee is $34,575 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at Tuskegee

#14

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#15 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist also took the #15 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

Read full report on Construction Management at Southern Adventist

#15

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Construction Management at Clemson University

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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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