2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 361 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,720 and $21,801 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction management programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

More Ways to Rank Construction Management Schools

The construction management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - East Bay

Hayward, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree construction management students list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Management at Cal State East Bay

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s construction management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Construction Management at University of Southern California

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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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