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2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Construction Management is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 3,473 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,233 and had an average of $25,516 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 361 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,720 and $21,801 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $0-$30k) 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 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. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. 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 the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for far western us region bachelor’s degree construction management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Construction Management at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $9,986 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Construction Management at UAA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - 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. It costs about $8,036 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California State University - East Bay.

Read more about Construction Management at California State University - East Bay

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. CWU 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 $9,875 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Washington University.

Full Central Washington University Construction Management Report

#5 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 For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction management students 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 $9,378 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNLV.

Read more about Construction Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#6

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Construction Management at National 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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