Best programs to become a construction manager in Mississippi
28 Mississippi schools offer programs that train construction managers, graduating 3,496 people a year. Construction managers in Mississippi earn a median of $99,520 across about 1,640 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for construction managers. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Mississippi are Construction Management and Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (IPEDS completions).
Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.
4 programs in Mississippi that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Mississippi (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Mississippi page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In Mississippi → | 2,405 | 68.8% | 26 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101In Mississippi → | 939 | 26.9% | 10 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | Construction Management, Generalmain feeder CIP 52.2001In Mississippi → | 84 | 2.4% | 2 | $72,249 | $24,326 |
| 4 | CIP 15.1001In Mississippi → | 68 | 1.9% | 4 | $72,178 | $22,750 |
Top 25 schools in Mississippi
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 16 of the 28 schools in this state.
All 28 schools in Mississippi
Every school in Mississippi with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | Public | 547 | 1 |
| University of Mississippi | University | Public | 490 | 2 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Public | 445 | 3 |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | Private not-for-profit | 280 | 1 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 216 | 4 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 188 | 1 |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 169 | 2 |
| Delta State University | Cleveland | Public | 146 | 2 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 128 | 2 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson | Public | 113 | 1 |
| Strayer University - Mississippi | Jackson | Private for-profit | 109 | 2 |
| Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | Public | 96 | 1 |
| Copiah - Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 83 | 1 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 64 | 2 |
| Mississippi Christian University | Clinton | Private not-for-profit | 56 | 1 |
Fields of study in Mississippi that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
What construction managers earn in Mississippi
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $114,990. Mississippi pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Mississippi
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Construction Managers page.
How to become a construction manager
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Mississippi
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 8 majors mapped to Construction Managers8 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 15.1001Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
- 44.0402Public Works Management
- 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
- 52.2001Construction Management, General
- 52.2002Construction Project Management
- 52.2099Construction Management, Other
Common questions
Answers for people weighing construction managers programs in Mississippi.
What degree do you need to become a construction manager?+
BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for construction managers. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Mississippi are Construction Management and Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (IPEDS completions).
Which college majors lead to becoming a construction manager?+
The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Mississippi are Construction Management and Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (IPEDS completions). In all, 4 feeder programs graduate about 3,496 people a year in Mississippi (IPEDS completions).
How much do construction managers earn in Mississippi?+
The median is $99,520 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.5% below the U.S. median of $114,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for construction managers growing?+
BLS projects a +8.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 46,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Mississippi?+
28 institutions in Mississippi reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do construction managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Construction Foreman, Construction Manager, General Superintendent, Construction Superintendent among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9021.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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