Master's Degree Programs in Construction Management

University of Washington

• The University of Washington in Seattle offers an innovative online Master of Science degree in construction management. The program is the result of a collaboration between the Department of Construction Management and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This degree can be obtained entirely online and has no residency requirement. Students can enroll in the program four times a year, making it possible to set your own schedule and start the program at your convenience. The school also offers graduate certificates in heavy construction project management and infrastructure construction. Courses include construction procurement, marine construction, design and construction law, temporary structures, operations and productivity, construction materials, utility systems, pavement construction and heavy construction estimating.

  University of Washington
  Department of Construction Engineering
  120 Architecture Hall
  Box 351610
  Seattle, WA 98195
  206-685-3226
  constructionengineering.washington.edu

Purdue University

• The College of Technology at Purdue University offers two master's degree options in the Department of Building Construction Management. Purdue offers a traditional master's degree and an executive track program offered through distance education for those already employed in the field. Courses in both programs are basically the same; the delivery format differs. Classes include pre-construction project management, construction company leadership, construction quality and productivity improvement, risk management, operations, management and safety, emerging technologies, training and development, construction law and change management and analysis of research in construction management.

  Purdue University
  Building Construction Management
  Knoy Hall of Technology, Room 453
  401 N. Grant St.
  West Lafayette, IN 47907
  765-494-2459
  tech.purdue.edu

Stevens Institute of Technology

• Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, is a third option for a master's degree in construction management. The school offers both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. research emphasis in coastal sediment transport, advanced oxidation of hazardous wastes, soil-structure interactions, statistical process control of water treatment and soil mechanics and deep foundation systems, among many others. Required courses include construction engineering, construction management, safety management, contract law, computer application in construction, environmental impact analysis and planning, transportation engineering, labor relations and problems in heavy construction.

  Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering
  Stevens Institute of Technology
  Castle Point on Hudson
  Hoboken, NJ 07030
  201-216-5340
  stevens.edu