Construction degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #284 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of construction. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,813 degrees in construction annually.
Your choice of construction school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for construction schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Construction Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Construction in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the construction degree levels they offer.
Honolulu Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in construction. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 142 construction students who graduated from this degree at Honolulu CC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the construction degree program at Honolulu Community College earn $48,342 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
State Technical College of Missouri is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in construction. STC is a small public college located in the rural area of Linn. A Best Colleges rank of #484 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means STC is a great college overall.
There were about 17 construction students who graduated from this degree at STC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in construction has to take a look at Charter College. Located in the city of Anchorage, Charter College is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alaska.
There were roughly 14 construction students who graduated from this program at Charter College in the most recent year we have data available. Construction degree recipients from Charter College earn a boost of approximately $14,421 over the typical earnings of construction graduates.
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).
Your choice of construction school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for construction schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
