2024 Best Construction Trades Bachelor's Degree Schools

Construction Tradesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #36 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for construction trades students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 221 bachelor's degrees in construction trades to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to construction trades students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of construction trades students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for construction trades to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized construction trades related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for construction trades students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Construction Trades Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Construction Trades Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Construction Trades in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for construction trades students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Construction Trades

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Utah Valley University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in construction trades. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in construction trades from Utah Valley University

2

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

69 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at San Antonio if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in construction trades. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in construction trades from The University of Texas at San Antonio

Construction Trades by Region

View the Best Construction Trades Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Building Management & Inspection	221

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Transportation & Materials Moving	6,090
Personal & Culinary Services	644
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	257
Precision Production	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.