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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
40,802
growing 14%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,928
growing 2.67%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$16,950
growing 0%

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N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Construction is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Construction and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Construction in the US, but Berk Trade and Business School and Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction.

Tuition costs for Construction majors are, on average, $3,928 for in-state public colleges, and $16,950 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Construction programs are Public, 2-year institutions (538 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (23,983 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction (2022)
  1. Ivy Tech Community College
    1,791 degrees awarded
  2. NUC University
    752 degrees awarded
  3. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    579 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Construction, is Public, 2-year (23,983 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,928
Median In-State Public
$16,950
Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most Construction degree recipients, with 1,791 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Construction.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Berk Trade and Business School
    100%
  2. Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program
    100%
  3. MotoRing Technical Training Institute
    100%

Out of all institutions that offer Construction programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Berk Trade and Business School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Construction, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Construction
  1. Marion County, IN
    1,929 degrees awarded
  2. Los Angeles County, CA
    880 degrees awarded
  3. Queens County, NY
    843 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Construction by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. El Paso County, CO
    3.1k%
  2. Overton County, TN
    2.2k%
  3. Pinal County, AZ
    1.04k%

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Construction.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Construction in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Construction (21,353 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Construction are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in Construction are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (93.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Construction.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    21,353 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    10,154 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    4,274 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Construction for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Construction.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    1,092 degree recipients
  2. Nigeria
    857 degree recipients
  3. Cuba
    750 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Ireland
    12.5 times more than expected
  2. Nigeria
    6.6 times more than expected
  3. Australia
    5.64 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Ireland that hold Construction degrees (12.5 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (1,092 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Construction field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Construction majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Coordination, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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