by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree construction management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s construction management students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Management at Everglades University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’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 #2 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read full report on Construction Management at Louisiana State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Construction Management at Virginia Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Mississippi State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Construction Management at Mississippi State University
University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Construction Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s construction management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Construction Management at University of Arkansas
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