Sources for this degree:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Statistics – www.bme.jhu.edu
U.S. News & World Report – www.usnews.com
Georgia Institute of Technology – www.gatech.edu
Biomedical Engineering Society – www.bmes.org
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Why It’s An Emerging Profession: Even though the recent recession has somewhat stifled new construction of residences and businesses, jobs in construction management continue to multiply. These positions thrive not only because of much needed infrastructure improvements, such as highways and utility piping, but also for the refurbishment of existing buildings in order to comply with the latest standards and codes. Construction techniques, materials, and processes are continuously being reinvented; this produces a steady demand for employees who are educated on the latest industry norms.
The following is for a BS in Construction Management at the University of Washington:
Students will need approximately 60 credit hours of major foundation classes that are either architecturally or construction based. These courses are exclusively related to fieldwork and include materials, documents, law, safety, electrical and mechanical systems, estimating, surveying, and codes and regulations. The latest construction technology is heavily present within these courses; students will learn from computer applications and virtual simulators. Physics, English, calculus, statistics, and accounting classes are recommended prerequisites needed for the 60 additional credit hours. This totals for an average of 120 credit hours for the undergraduate degree.
Top Universities for the Undergraduate Degree in Construction Management by Region (2011-2012)
Northeast: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Private, $40,732/yr.
Mideast: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Private, $44,010/yr.
Southeast: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Public, $9,652/yr.
West Coast: University of California, Berkeley, CA. Public, $12,834/yr.
Pacific Northwest: University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Public, $10,574/yr.
Midwest: University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Public, $19,238/yr.
Southwest: The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Public, $9,792/yr.
Of the listed schools, six were ranked in the top 10 best schools for civil engineering programs by U. S. News & World Report. The University of Washington offers a specific bachelor’s degree in construction management.
Starting Job Titles with Salaries: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for construction managers is $83,860, with the highest 10 percent earning more than $150,250, and the lowest 10 percent earning less than $50,240. Common job descriptions for construction managers are:
•Project Manager
•Cost Engineer
•Owner’s Representative
•Site Manager
•Mechanical Estimator
•Quality Control
•Purchasing Manager
Additional Occupational Statistics
•States with the highest level of employment: TX, CA, FL, NY, and NC.
•It is projected that employment will increase 17 percent by the year 2020, to over 609,600 jobs in the U.S.
•Residential and commercial building account for over 11 percent of all employment for construction managers, the highest level of any industry.
Opportunities for Research: One of the largest areas of study, and the most prevalent, is energy efficiency in both new construction and materials. In a world that grows steadily more conscious of the vulnerability of its finite resources, companies strive to maximize energy use and promote sustainability. Insulation, windows, ducts, and heating and cooling equipment are just some facets of construction that are continuously being improved in their designs. Other topics of research currently being explored are building foundations on various soils, alleviating congestion in freeway construction zones, and machine control using GPS.
Sources for this degree
International Journal of Construction Education and Research – www.ascjournal.ascweb.org
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov
University of Washington – www.washington.edu
American Council for Construction Education – www.acce-hq.org
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