2023 Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,700
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Construction Management is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,846 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in construction management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying construction management.
Top 3 Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction management degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College supports 34,285 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana State University]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying construction management list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 93%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Everglades University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Management for a Master’s. Everglades University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s construction management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Everglades U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Everglades U supports 2,247 students, and 60 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 50 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,440. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Everglades University Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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