by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,846 people earned their degree in construction management, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $66,201 and had an average of $24,806 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,096 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,498 and $24,131 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 858 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in construction management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in construction management.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree construction management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everglades University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 131 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
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Northern Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 32 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction management degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Adventist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist University is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 2 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s construction management students in 2020-2021.
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Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #17, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beckley, West Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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