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2026 Highest Paid Construction Management Grads in Michigan

[Construction Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/construction-management/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where construction management graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Construction Management Grads in Michigan

2026 Highest Paid Construction Management Grads in Michigan

Below are the schools whose construction management graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Construction Management Graduates

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

$92,831 Average Early-Career Salary

Ferris State University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying construction management schools in Michigan. Set in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris State University is a public institution. Construction Management graduates of Ferris State University earn a median of about $92,831 a year early in their careers.

2

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

$75,226 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Northern Michigan University earned it the #2 place for construction management. Set in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public institution. Early-career construction management graduates from Northern Michigan University make a median of around $75,226 per year.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

$71,247 Average Early-Career Salary

Eastern Michigan University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying construction management schools. Set in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University is a public institution. After graduating, construction management degree recipients from Eastern Michigan University typically earn about $71,247 annually.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries construction management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.