2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 1,013 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,040 and $24,794 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 829 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everglades University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
Everglades U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Everglades U is $30,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NKU is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 27 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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John Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
JBU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,963 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students per year to attend JBU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
ULM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 172 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 39 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.
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With a ranking of #11, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tuskegee University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
Tuskegee also took the #14 spot in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tuskegee University is $34,575 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.
Southern Adventist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students list, Southern Adventist has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students per year to attend Southern Adventist University.
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Clemson University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 69 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students list, Clemson has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Construction Management students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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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%.
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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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