MAJORS · 115 OF 115 SUBFIELDS BY ROI
Is a construction management degree worth it?
Part of Business and Management — see the whole category’s numbers.
On average, yes — the mean lifetime ROI is +$1,486,369. But the spread is the real story.
MEAN LIFETIME ROI · FREOPP 2021 · COHORT-WEIGHTED
+$1,486,369
across 54 bachelor’s programs · 3,819 graduates
MEDIAN GRADUATE
+$1.46M
MIDDLE 50% LAND BETWEEN
+$1.32M ⟷ +$1.65M
NEVER BREAK EVEN
0%
MEDIAN BREAK-EVEN AGE
26
ADJUSTED FOR REAL COMPLETION RATES
+$904K
IF YOU DROP OUT
−$114K
Questions
- Is a construction management degree worth it?
- On average yes — across 54 U.S. bachelor’s programs (FREOPP 2021, cohort-weighted), the mean lifetime ROI for Construction Management is +$1,486,369 and the median is +$1,458,418. 0% of graduates in this field never break even on the degree. The honest answer depends heavily on the specific program and school: the middle half of graduates land between +$1,324,176 and +$1,652,541.
- How long until a construction management degree pays off?
- Among Construction Management programs that do break even, the median graduate crosses into positive ROI at age 26 (FREOPP 2021). 0% of graduates in the field are in programs that never break even at all.
- Does the school matter for a construction management major?
- Enormously. The middle 50% of Construction Management graduates span +$1,324,176 to +$1,652,541 — a +$328K spread within one major. The same field can be a strong trade at one school and a losing one at another, which is why the per-school number matters more than the field average.
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LE TEEN (2026). “Construction Management: lifetime ROI statistics.” Data: FREOPP 2021. https://le-teen.com/majors/construction-management