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Program ranking · CIP 52.20 bachelor's · College Scorecard · Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals

Best Colleges for Construction Management

Using U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data retrieved March-July 2026, these colleges rank highest on median earnings for Construction Management (CIP 52.20) bachelor's completers. Rankings use earnings only - not prestige, selectivity, or editorial judgment - and require at least 25 completers so tiny suppressed cohorts do not dominate the list.

$119,067
Highest construction management earnings
37
Colleges ranked
$80,257
#37 cutoff

The list in one line

Every college on this list reports at least $80,257 median earnings for Construction Management bachelor's (CIP 52.20) completers. California State University-East Bay leads at $119,067.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

$119,067
#1 - California State University-East
$80,257
#37 - the cutoff to make this list
25+
completers required per school
92
US schools offering this CIP

Earnings are field-of-study medians for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled; see methodology for horizon and lag details.

Top 15 construction management programs by median completer earnings

Construction Management bachelor's (CIP 52.20) · higher is higher early-career pay

median earnings

What this shows Construction management pay tracks regional building cycles and project-management career paths - debt still matters when private-sector premiums vary by metro.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study As of Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals

The full top 37

# School Name StateMedian EarningsMedian DebtCompleters
1 California State University-East Bay CA $119,067 - 43
2 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $118,331 $18,500 123
3 Wentworth Institute of Technology MA $111,195 $27,000 112
4 Minnesota State University-Mankato MN $102,090 $24,675 57
5 University of Wisconsin-Stout WI $101,758 $20,175 40
6 Northern Arizona University AZ $99,015 $22,589 67
7 Middle Tennessee State University TN $98,967 $17,000 51
8 Missouri State University-Springfield MO $98,563 $22,500 67
9 University of Louisiana at Monroe LA $98,336 $18,093 33
10 Brigham Young University UT $98,073 $12,364 62
11 Central Washington University WA $97,651 $24,120 38
12 University of Central Missouri MO $96,186 $20,850 27
13 Boise State University ID $95,250 $23,250 52
14 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $95,165 $27,000 101
15 Indiana State University IN $94,902 $23,250 89
16 Mississippi State University MS $94,068 $30,500 32
17 Kennesaw State University GA $93,910 $26,000 117
18 Central Connecticut State University CT $93,908 $20,239 41
19 Roger Williams University RI $93,340 $25,745 36
20 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK $92,971 $21,875 42
21 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $91,947 $19,500 32
22 The University of Texas at Tyler TX $91,845 $25,000 30
23 Brigham Young University-Idaho ID $91,759 $15,250 83
24 Northern Michigan University MI $91,682 $22,250 32
25 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA $91,660 $23,037 232
26 Illinois State University IL $91,017 $19,757 54
27 Everglades University FL $90,526 $37,936 71
28 Ferris State University MI $90,504 $20,468 66
29 Pittsburg State University KS $90,321 $21,684 78
30 Ball State University IN $90,239 $25,500 34
31 Kent State University at Kent OH $89,959 $22,500 65
32 Eastern Kentucky University KY $88,120 $24,500 29
33 Eastern Michigan University MI $87,028 $23,500 35
34 University of Northern Iowa IA $85,688 $18,000 39
35 Northern Kentucky University KY $81,833 $17,875 29
36 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY $81,047 $24,610 27
37 Appalachian State University NC $80,257 $18,750 103

About This Ranking

Schools are ranked by College Scorecard field-of-study median earnings for Construction Management (CIP 52.20) bachelor's completers. Only operating schools with at least 25 completers and a published median are included. Ties break toward larger completer cohorts. For the full program profile - including every reporting school and national distribution - see Construction Management (bachelor's). Methodology lives on our methodology page.

Caveats and limitations

"Best" here means highest reported median earnings for the stated CIP scope - not teaching quality, licensure pass rates, clinical placement strength, or fit for any one student. This list covers Construction Management (CIP 52.20) bachelor's programs only - construction engineering technology (CIP 15.10) and construction engineering (CIP 14.33) are ranked separately when demand warrants.

Figures cover federally aided completers only, use Treasury-linked earnings, and describe a lagged cohort. Regional pay scales and graduate-school paths both move the median without proving a causal school effect.

This ranking is for informational purposes only and does not constitute academic or career advice. Earnings do not predict any individual graduate's outcome.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Rankings are computed directly from College Scorecard field-of-study data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals.