2024 Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Construction Management isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #174 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 67 master's degrees in construction management to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on construction management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other construction management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for construction management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for construction management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Construction Management in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in construction management.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Construction Management

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in construction management needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in construction management from University of Southern California

2

California State University - East Bay
Hayward, CA

32 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in construction management has to check out California State University - East Bay. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in construction management from California State University - East Bay

Best Construction Management Colleges by State

Explore the best construction management colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	67
Nevada	105	0

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Construction Management Related Rankings by Major

Construction Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Construction Management Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Construction Management	67

Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	13,841
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3,799
Accounting	1,117
Human Resource Management	1,055
Taxation	317
General Business/Commerce	260
International Business	256
Finance & Financial Management	228
Entrepreneurial Studies	219
Management Information Systems	175

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to RudolfSimon. More about our data sources and methodologies.