<p>What are the best majors for jobs in construction? Architecture? Civil engineering? I know Virginia Tech has a "construction engineering and management" major which sounds very specific.</p>
<p>I'm envisioning being in the construction field. Either designing the house as an architect would, or managing the whole construction process (both on the site and also working to find contractors and whatever else goes into construction).</p>
<p>Industrial tech maybe? At my school we have a concentration of IT focused on construction management. Maybe something similar to that would work for you.</p>
<p>Most of my colleagues who work for construction managers or contractors have an engineering or architecture degree. Civil and mechanical are the more popular engineering degrees in this field, though there are some electrical engineering majors. Construction engineering is usually lumped into the civil engineering department of most schools.</p>
<p>The best major to work for a contractor/construction manager would probably be a civil engineering major with a concentration in construction engineering and management, which is what I had in a way.</p>
<p>If you want to design houses, that’s a different question with a different answer.</p>
<p>Well design would be architecture, no?</p>
<p>And yeah, VT’s construction engineering and management degree is apparently a civil engineering degree with a fair few classes from the school of business. So I guess I could look into double-majoring (although both engineering and business are limited enrollment at my school, so you have to apply to get in… ugh). Or major/minor.</p>
<p>I remember my first day as an intern with a construction management firm where we went around the room and introduced ourselves. Of the fifty or so, none were business majors. Yes, taking a few business classes is useful, but taking it on as a double major probably isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks ken.</p>
<p>Anyone else wanna weigh in on this?</p>