Help, I need help selecting great schools that concentrate on construction management, I’m looking at several things before I make a decision (such as in state, out state tuition, location, school rep, etc) I am currently a resident of NY state, but will consider schools out of state if it’s worth going than going to a school in my state. Some schools that I had in mind ( Alfred state, Utica college, SUNY ESF, VA tech and Clemson university) Please anyone
I was going to suggest VTech and clemson but I see you have those covered. One that isn’t on your list, is very far away, but has a great program in it is University of a Washington in seattle
Yeah that’s a little far, but what do you think staying in state to save money and going to a school like Alfred or ESF or transferring out of state to a school like Clemson
What’s the difference between Construction Mgmt and Construction Eng’g?
Here is an idea of the difference - engineering requires the depth of math/physics and other engineering (I imagine most construction engineering would be within civil eng). This AU curriculum in ‘building science’ shows where it is a depth of combining business and building; they only require calc I as level of math:
A friend’s S graduated from Kansas State in Construction Management. He was offered a job before he even graduated.
Places with growing economies where they actually construct new buildings will have more opportunities in this field than no/slow growth states.
OP, see if you can get a good education at in-state public option. Compare their degree plan to others, and do choose a school that has a very good reputation. Auburn’s program is a good one to compare what all they do - with extra certifications, etc. Perhaps you can get the same/similar. The more you know the right questions to ask and the right info to seek, the better you will be to making the right school choice.
See about co-op or internship opportunities. Having some experiences is a big help developing yourself and having employers having confidence with you with your degree. Summers are a good time to get construction experience and when employers may need extra workers.
Always needing construction management in major cities - with high priced real estate and new construction and re-use of buildings.
Do you want to stay in your area to live after graduating?
How good of a student are you? Perhaps complete some courses at CC and live at home to save money, then transfer to state program that coordinates.
Purdue has an excellent program as well.
@SOSConcern I appreciate your insight, very helpful and I am finishing off at a community college right now looking to transfer to a bacholar degree and I don’t plan on staying in rural upstate New York after a graduate even if I was to graduate from a state school.
@ken11 the courses at community college, do they coordinate with an in-state program? Have you looked at the courses for degree plan at that in-state school(s) in comparison to other construction management programs? Does the school have internship or co-op opportunities?
If you like NY state or NYC, I am sure you can find the right kind of program that is cost-effective for you.
Can look at the degree plans at Purdue, Auburn, etc - they may be very similar to what your in-state option is.
My DD is in civil engineering and has interned with people that did construction management from AU and are in good positions with a good company - but it wasn’t that AU’s program is any better than what you may have readily available in your in-state options (AU like Purdue, is a public University, but OOS tuition is steep) . We know a construction management degree holder that did that work for a few years in construction and now manages a family owned Goodyear dealership. The business skills can transfer to other kind of work.
Pennsylvania College of Technology (affiliated with Penn State) has this major:
The OOS ‘bite’ for Pennsylvania College of Technology is not as big as many, but it is currently about $6800/year:
My nephew got his degree in Construction Management from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and he has a great job in the Chicago area.
Here is the info from school in post #13
https://www.siue.edu/engineering/construction/
This school has a bite for OOS, over $12,000/year more (instate is a bit over $8,000 tuition)
I kind of narrowed it down to Alfred state, Utica college, temple university and Georgia southern university what do you think?