2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Construction Management is the 153rd most popular major in the country with 3,473 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 361 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,720 and $21,801 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 construction management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

California State University - East Bay

Hayward, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction management degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Management at California State University - East Bay

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Construction Management Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 11 masters’s construction management degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Construction Management Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Management (With Aid)

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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