What is Construction Management?
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program in construction management at the University of Wyoming is accredited by the American Council of Construction Education. All students participating in the program will receive accredited degrees.
Construction management (CM) is the study of what it takes to complete large and small vertical and horizontal construction projects using specialized project management techniques to oversee the planning, design and construction of a project from beginning to end.
Relying heavily on active learning that includes field trips, site visits, team projects and internships, UW’s program builds on courses in construction management, business, communications, engineering and design, while also stressing Building Information Modeling (BIM), the state-of-the-art 3-D virtual modeling systems professionals use to design and manage today’s building projects.
This very practical degree program prepares you to enter a rapidly growing industry equipped with real-world, cutting-edge skills.
Construction Management Minor
Interested in construction management? The 15-credit-hour undergraduate minor is open to UW undergraduate students in any major. This program builds valuable skills and knowledge that can be applied across the construction industry.
Learn MoreWhat Can You Do With a Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree?
As a UW construction management major, you will be entering a labor market that’s experiencing rapid growth including an 11 percent projected increase in jobs until 2026. To prepare you for this fast-changing and increasingly high-tech field, you will have the chance to study with professors with strong industry connections and academic backgrounds that can help you find your place in the construction field, whether it’s building tiny homes or major highways.
Your bachelor’s degree in construction management from UW will give you the educational background and experience to pursue a variety of careers in all seven Construction Sectors:
- Residential
- Commercial
- Institutional
- Industrial
- Heavy Civil
- Environmental
- Agricultural
The budgeting, logistics, planning and project management skills you’ll acquire in this program also translate to additional industry sectors including real estate, technology, shipping and other fields, so you can take this degree in multiple directions.
Construction management graduates go on to jobs such as:
- Construction managers
- Project managers
- Facilities manager
- Appraisers
- Property developer
- Property management
- Sustainability manager
- BIM manager
- Owner’s representative
- Kiewit
- Mortenson
- JE Dunn Construction
- WYDOT
- CDOT
- Haselden Construction
- GE Johnson Construction Company
- Whiting-Turner
- Groathouse Construction, Inc.
- University of Wyoming
"Construction management is an applied degree, with many options for graduates to select from when they graduate. The CM has experienced a 100% placement of its graduates before graduating with an annual mean starting salary of $71, 692 a year. Another benefit of the CM program at UW is that CM students graduate with a total of 6 industry recognized credentials that is integrated into their curriculum design, these industry credentials are 'Procore certificate, OSHA 30-hour safety certificate, Leed certificate, Home Buyers Certificate, AIC certificate and DBIA certificate'. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the US construction sector will experience an annual growth rate of 10% over the next decade, that will greatly support employment of young talent entering the industry."
- Francois Jacobs, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering - Construction Management
