MA/MS in Construction Management

This construction management master's prepares students to manage timelines, costs, risk, rules and people in the expanding American construction industry. Graduates are ready to lead teams on complex projects. Those projects include commercial and institutional buildings such as hospitals, schools and hotels, infrastructure such as bridges, roads and ports, disaster response construction, residential development and heavy industrial work. Students choose between elective, thesis or project-based learning models. The degree has the same national construction education accreditation, and the department awards many scholarships. An advisory board helps students and graduates find industry jobs. Applicants need a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction, architecture, management or a related field, a statement of purpose, three recommendation letters and a resume. Classes are face-to-face with fall and spring entry.