2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,013 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,040 and $24,794 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 analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 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 are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Construction Management at Clemson

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 also made our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Construction Management at Kennesaw State University

• 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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