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2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 484 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,813 and $23,435 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 64 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree construction management students list, M State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College is $10,818 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Management students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

MCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $4,295 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Management students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Full Kirkwood Community College Construction Management Report

#4

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 4 associates’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Management students.

Full North Hennepin Community College Construction Management Report

#6

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Johnson County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s construction management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JCCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JCCC is $12,632 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Construction Management students.

Full Johnson County Community College Construction Management Report

#7

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Dakota County Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dakota County Technical College is $11,063 for plains states region associate degree construction management students.

Read more about Construction Management at Dakota County Technical College

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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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