2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k) in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,473 people earned their degree in construction management, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,233 and had an average of $25,516 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 142 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,700 and $32,331 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in construction management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$112,923 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 42 masters’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read full report on Construction Management at Columbia

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read more about Construction Management at NYU

#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

$20,102 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Riverdale, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s construction management students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan are $20,102, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Construction Management at Manhattan

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (Income $30-$48k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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