2025 Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 master's degrees in construction management to qualified students.

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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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Construction Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Construction Management in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Construction Management

1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Oklahoma Norman Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in construction management. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in construction management from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

2

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

53 Annual Graduates

$70,155 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in construction management needs to look into The University of Texas at El Paso. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, construction management master's recipients usually make an average of $70,155 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in construction management from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Construction Management Colleges by State

Explore the best construction management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	44

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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	79

Most Popular Majors Related to Construction Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	15,671
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3,680
Accounting	2,446
Human Resource Management	766
General Business/Commerce	413
International Business	328
Management Information Systems	267
Finance & Financial Management	254
Marketing	150
Taxation	111

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.