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Best Value Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,749 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, building management & inspection was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 5,269 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for building management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Building Management & Inspection

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for building management & inspection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, building management graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,063.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Building Management & Inspection Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Building Management & Inspection at Ivy Tech Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value building management & inspection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kennedy-King College are $14,430 a year.

Read full report on Building Management & Inspection at City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Michigan University are $18,570 per year.

Full Building Management & Inspection at Northern Michigan University Report

Best Building Management & Inspection Colleges by State

Explore the best building management & inspection schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 127
Indiana 238
Wisconsin 102
Ohio 45
Illinois 38

Building Management & Inspection is one of 6 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Building Management Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Building/Property Maintenance 1,549
Building Construction Technology 1,448
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager 1,116
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection 529
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector 261
Drywall Installation/Drywaller 92
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher 84
Insulator 61
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer 58
Glazier 33
Carpet, Floor, & Tile Worker 21
Roofer 17

Majors Similar to Building Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 26,459
Carpentry 3,899
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,888
Construction 1,813
Masonry 284

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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