2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,473 people earned their degree in construction management, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 607 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,233 and $27,099 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree construction management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

$16,851 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout also made our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Management at University of Wisconsin - Stout

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Management at Eastern Michigan

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $48-$75k)

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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