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

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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 Plains States region, there were 484 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,813 and $23,435 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the construction management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Management at KU

• 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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