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2023 Best Value Construction Management Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Management School for You

With 271 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction management is the #166 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Construction Management Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for construction management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Construction Management Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Management Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Construction Management

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in California for construction management students. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year. Construction Management majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $22,155 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $381.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Construction Management Schools in California list.

Full Construction Management at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Management Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year.

Full Construction Management at California State University - East Bay Report

#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for construction management students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Construction Management at National University

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC are $61,503 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Construction Management Schools in California ranking.

Read full report on Construction Management at University of Southern California

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great value for construction management students. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

On average, construction management graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Construction Management at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Best Value Construction Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 59
Nevada 0
Alaska 19

One of 21 majors within the area of study, construction management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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